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Latin name Family Distribution North America distribution zone Height Foliage Ecology Use Synonym English name French name Spanish name Other name Trade name
Frangula purshiana (DC.) Cooper Rhamnaceae MW MC North America (Canada: British Columbia; USA: Oregon to Montana to California) MW MC M D hel mes->xer? sci dr (bark) dr(ob) (laxative, purgative, tonic) fr (pulp, stone) ma (dye) pl ti (turned work) tx (pulp, stone) Rhamnus purshiana DC. cascara frangula; bayberry, bear berry, bear wood (Canada, USA); bearberry, bearwood; bitter bark (Canada, USA); bitterbark, buckthorn, Canadian buckthorn; cascara, cascara buckthorn, cascara sagrada (Canada, USA); chittam-bark, chittam; chittern, chittim, coffee berry, coffee bush, coffee tree (Canada, USA); coffeetree, holybark, Persian bark; pigeon berry (Canada, USA); sacred-bark-buckthorn; wahoo, wild coffee, yellow wood (Canada, USA) frangula cascara; cascara, écorce sacrée (Canada); nerprun cascara; nerprun de Pursh (Canada) Purshs Kreuzdorn (german); cascara (italian)

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Latin name Frangula purshiana (DC.) Cooper
Family Rhamnaceae
Distribution MW MC North America (Canada: British Columbia; USA: Oregon to Montana to California)
North America distribution zone MW MC
Height M
Foliage D
Ecology hel mes->xer? sci
Use dr (bark) dr(ob) (laxative, purgative, tonic) fr (pulp, stone) ma (dye) pl ti (turned work) tx (pulp, stone)
Synonym Rhamnus purshiana DC.
English name cascara frangula; bayberry, bear berry, bear wood (Canada, USA); bearberry, bearwood; bitter bark (Canada, USA); bitterbark, buckthorn, Canadian buckthorn; cascara, cascara buckthorn, cascara sagrada (Canada, USA); chittam-bark, chittam; chittern, chittim, coffee berry, coffee bush, coffee tree (Canada, USA); coffeetree, holybark, Persian bark; pigeon berry (Canada, USA); sacred-bark-buckthorn; wahoo, wild coffee, yellow wood (Canada, USA)
French name frangula cascara; cascara, écorce sacrée (Canada); nerprun cascara; nerprun de Pursh (Canada)
Spanish name
Other name Purshs Kreuzdorn (german); cascara (italian)
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