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Rhamnus cathartica



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Rhamnus cathartica
Common buckthorn

The subopposite leaves are ovate to elliptic, 1 to 2 1/2" long, with a crenate-serrulate margin and curved venation similar to dogwood leaves. The glossy leaves have a rounded to subcordate base and an abruptly acuminate apex.

 
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