In Minnesota, buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica) is an invasive plant that the state's foresters and park managers have been trying to keep from choking out its natural habitats for hundreds of years.

One of the big problems in the plant world is European Buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica). It is a small tree that is native to Europe and northwest Africa and western Asia. It was brought here by ...

Schuster et al, Revegetation of Elymus grasses suppresses invasive Rhamnus cathartica in deciduous forest understories, Ecological Engineering (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2024.107438 ...