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Frangula betulifolia ssp. obovata

Birchleaf Buckthorn

A member of the Rhamnaceae, the Buckthorn Family

Fruiting branches of Frangula betulifolia ssp. obovata, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona.

Foliage and ripening fruit, detail from image below.

Grand Canyon National Park: Along Bright Angel Trail, ca. 6000 feet.

23 July 2002.


Fruiting branches of Frangula betulifolia ssp. obovata, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona.

Fruiting branches.

Same shrub and time as upper image.

23 July 2002.


Photographs copyright © Lee Dittmann.

This page updated 5 July 2008.

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