Family: Rhamnaceae Scientific name: Rhamnus alaternus Description: Plant Form Large shrub or small tree. Size Up to 5 m tall. Stem Greenish and hairless to dark brown furrowed with age. Leaves Oval shaped, 2-8 cm long, with serrated edges. Dark green and shiny above, paler underneath. Flowers Inconspicuous greenish or yellowish flowers, up to 3 mm long, in small dense clusters. Fruit and Seeds Small berry-like fruit 3-7 mm long which ripen from green to red, and then black or brown. Containing 3 hard nutlets. Habitat Coastal scrub, woodlands, old gardens, riparian areas. Distinguishing Features Serrated leaf edges and red to black ripe fruit.
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