Turfgrass and Landscape Weed ID
Common buckthorn
Botanical name: Rhamnus cathartica
Common family name: Buckthorn
Family name: Rhamnaceae
WSSA code: RHACT
US code: RHCA3
pollinator

Weed Identification and Control Methods

Stature:
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Inflorescence location:
Inflorescence color: Black, Purple
Color variation: dark purple
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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