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Rhamnus cathartica



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Rhamnus cathartica
Common buckthorn

Bearing terminal 1/4 - 1/2" slender spines between the buds, the thin grayish-green stems develop an onion-skin effect in their second year. The terminal thorn is often somewhat hidden by the pair of terminal buds.

 
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