Plants : RhamnaceaeFerns and Flowering Plants

Frangula alnus Miller

Alder Buckthorn

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Frangula alnus

Description: This is one of Ireland's rarest native trees. In Northern Ireland its remaining sites are mostly around the Lough Neagh area.

All names: Frangula alnus Miller; Rhamnus frangula L.

Distribution Map from NBN: Frangula alnus at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Frangula alnus at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

 Hackney, P., 2026. Frangula alnus. Miller. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland.
https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=3200. Accessed on 2026-11-02.