Rhamnaceae

(ram-NAY-see-ee)
– a family in the Rosales order –

Here in the St. Louis Area, we have 3 not-too-obscure plants that are in the Buckthorn Family:

• Ceanothus americanus (New Jersey Tea) [CC7]
• Endotropis [Rhamnus] lanceolata (Lanceleaf Buckthorn) [CC5]
• Frangula caroliniana (Carolina Buckthorn) [CC6]

[CC] = Coefficient of Conservatism