What is Rhamnus?
{{Speciesbox|name=''Rhamnus''|image=Rhamnus_pumila_RF.jpg|image_alt=|image_caption=''Rhamnus pumila''|taxon=Rhamnus|authority=[[Carl Linnaeus|L.]]}} '''''Rhamnus''''' is a genus of plants in the [[Rhamnaceae]] family. They are commonly known as '''buckthorns'''. There are around 110 species, and their height can be anywhere from 1 to 15 meters. ''Rhamnus'' species are called buckthorns because they have spines on their twigs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buckthorn|title=Definition of BUCKTHORN|website=www.merriam-webster.com|language=en|access-date=2020-08-08}}</ref> One common species is ''[[Rhamnus cathartica]]'', the common buckthorn. == References == {{Reflist}} [[Category:Rhamnaceae]] {{biology-stub}}