Native to 46 botanical countries across Europe, Africa, and Temperate Asia; introduced into 45 botanical countries across Northern America and Southern America (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Italy, Tuscany (Monticiano)
43.128056, 11.264167
Location Remarks
Riserva Naturale Basso Merse
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Family
Rhamnaceae
Genus
Rhamnus
Specific Epithet
cathartica
Authorship
L.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.5
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.0
Global rank
#320,105 of 335,497
Top 96%
Extinction probability
5%