Turfgrass and Landscape Weed ID
Glossy buckthorn
Botanical name: Frangula alnus
Common family name: Buckthorn
Family name: Rhamnaceae
WSSA code: RHAFR
US code: FRAL4
Notes: Synonym: 'Rhamnus frangula'
pollinator

Weed Identification and Control Methods

Stature:
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Inflorescence location:
Inflorescence color: Green, White
Tactile: Smooth
Type: Broadleaf
Growth habit: Shrub, Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
  • 2-Phenethyl propionate POST
  • Cinnamon POST
  • Cinnamon oil POST
  • Citric acid POST
  • Citric acid, malic acid, and clove oil POST
  • Cloves and clove oil POST
  • Corn gluten meal PRE
  • Eugenol POST
  • Lemongrass oil POST
 
 
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