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About. Purging Buckthorn, sometimes simply known as just 'Buckthorn', is a small, spiny tree of woodland, scrub and hedgerows on chalky soils. It is widespread, but scarce, across the lowland areas of central and eastern England.lusters of small yellow-green flowers appear in late spring and bunches of poisonous black berries ripen in autumn. Purging Buckthorn is the main foodplant of the Brimstone Butterfly in the areas where it grows, but Alder Buckthorn is used as an alternative.
ANIMALS AFFECTED: Documented cases pertain to cattle only. However, this plant is also poisonous to humans as well. May be toxic to goats. In one case of fatal poisoning, a cow ate large quantities of leaves, twigs, and berries of alder buckthorn.The animal quickly became ill and developed symptoms of diarrhea, vomiting, slow pulse, cramps, and slight fever before death.ESCRIPTION: Glycosides Containing Plant-Alder buckthorn (Rhamnus frangula) is a naturalized shrub or small tree that is found in parts of eastern Canada and the Prairie Provinces. This plant is found along fencerows and roadsides and in lightly shaded woodlands.