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Frangula alnus Mill.

alder buckthorn (Rhamnaceae)

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Frangula alnus grows in bogs and scrub, and is common only in parts of southern England, although it occurs throughout most of England and Wales and in central Ireland.

Oxford (VC23: Oxfordshire); 2015-08-05

 alder buckthorn / Frangula alnus: _Frangula alnus_ grows in bogs and scrub, and is common only in parts of southern England, although it occurs throughout most of England and Wales and in central Ireland.

The flowers of Frangula alnus are small, white and 5-parted with triangular petals, rather reminiscent of those of Thesium humifusum.

Morbihan (56), France; 2022-05-10

 alder buckthorn / Frangula alnus: The flowers of _Frangula alnus_ are small, white and 5-parted with triangular petals, rather reminiscent of those of _Thesium humifusum_.

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L-R: Bidens tripartita, Melilotus officinalis, Mimulus guttatus, Thalictrum flavum, Ranunculus peltatus, Anchusa arvensis, Malva alcea, Lolium perenne