Italian Buckthorn

Rhamnus alaternus L.

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Rhamnus alaternus (Italian Buckthorn) is a species of shrub in the family Rhamnaceae. They have fleshy fruit. Individuals can grow to 5 m.

URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0900034
Definition: whole plant frutescent, bush, shrub

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URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/fleshyFruit
Definition: A fruit with at least one tissue that is succulent at maturity.
Attribution: http://www.uv.es/jgpausas/brot.htm

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EOL has data for 21 attributes, including:

bud source
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/BudSource
- Definition: Location of bud bank for resprouting.
- Attribution: BROT trait database. Traits: units and categories (BudSource), http://www.uv.es/jgpausas/brot.htm
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root crown
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/rootCrown
- Definition: A root crown, also known as the root collar or root neck, is that part of a root system from which a stem arises.
- Attribution: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Root_crown&oldid=545689803
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dispersal vector
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/DispersalVector
- Attribution: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dispersal_vector&oldid=551654371
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seed hoarding
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/seedHoarding
- Definition: Seed dispersal via scattering and hoarding of propagules by animals (other than ants).
- Attribution: http://www.uv.es/jgpausas/brot.htm
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geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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Libya
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/2215636
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habitat includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Habitat
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shrubland
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000176
- Definition: A shrubland biome is a terrestrial biome which includes, across its entire spatial extent, dense groups of shrubs.
- Comment: Preliminary definition.
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leaf sheddability
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0008548
- Definition: A plant's disposition to lose leaves by a natural process
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evergreen
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001733
- Definition: Evergreen (plant): A quality inhering in a plant by virtue of the bearer's disposition to retain foliage.
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leaf size class
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0003958
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large
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0000586
- Definition: A size quality which is relatively high
- Comment: Also known as "increased size"
- Attribution: From Phenotype and Trait Ontology
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post-fire seedling emergence
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/PostFireSeedlingEmergence
- Definition: Seedling density per pre-fire mature individuals emerging during the first year after fire (seedlings/mature).
- Attribution: BROT trait database. Traits: units and categories (SeedlEmerg), http://www.uv.es/jgpausas/brot.htm
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none
- URI: http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/SNOMEDCT/260413007
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propagule
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Propagule
- Definition: The dispersal unit for sexual regeneration.
- Attribution: BROT trait database. Traits: units and categories (Propagule), http://www.uv.es/jgpausas/brot.htm;
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fruit
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PO_0009001
- Definition: A multi-tissue plant structure (PO:0025496) that develops from a gynoecium (PO:0009062) and may have as parts one or more seeds (PO:0009010)
- Comment: Ontology Description: http://www.plantontology.org/ Ontology Source: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/po.owl
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resprout ability after clipping
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/RespClip
- Definition: The ability of woody perennials to resprout following top (above ground biomass) removal.
- Attribution: BROT trait database. Traits: units and categories (RespClip), http://www.uv.es/jgpausas/brot.htm USDA PLANTS database Characteristics Data Fields (Resprout Ability). http://plants.usda.gov/charinfo.html
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yes
- URI: http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/SNOMEDCT/373066001
- Attribution: http://ihtsdo.org
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resprout ability after fire
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/RespFire
- Definition: Resprouting ability one year after being ca. 100% scorched or burned by fire.
- Attribution: BROT trait database. Traits: units and categories (RespFire), http://www.uv.es/jgpausas/brot.htm;
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yes
- URI: http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/SNOMEDCT/373066001
- Attribution: http://ihtsdo.org
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seed bank
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/SeedBank
- Definition: Location of persistent seed bank (longevity > 1 yr).
- Attribution: BROT trait database. Traits: units and categories (SeedBank), http://www.uv.es/jgpausas/brot.htm
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soil
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00001998
- Definition: Any material within 2 m from the Earth's surface that is in contact with the atmosphere, with the exclusion of living organisms, areas with continuous ice not covered by other material, and water bodies deeper than 2 m.
- Comment: Ontology Description: http://environmentontology.org/ Ontology Source: http://envo.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/src/envo/envo.owl
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shoot:root ratio (srr)
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/ShootRootRatio
- Definition: The quotient of the dry weight of the shoots produced during a given growth period divided by the dry weight of the roots esp. for crop plants.
- Comment: Replace with http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/TO_0000278
- Attribution: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shoot-root%20ratio
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Italian buckthorn. View this species on GBIF

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Italian buckthorn includes 3 children: