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Mediterranean buckthorn

Rhamnus alaternus

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Spain.January 194, February 357, March 540, April 580, May 791, June 428, July 227, August 133, September 123, October 177, November 206, December 240.
Spain3,996
France1,985
Cataluña/Catalunya1,844
Portugal1,820
Italy1,233
Occitanie915
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur866
Centro535
New Zealand519
Australia444

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Traits

Group and habits

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Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderRoses, Elms, Figs, and Allies · Rosales
Familybuckthorn family · Rhamnaceae
GenusBuckthorns · Rhamnus

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