Elaeagnus

Elaeagnus
American silverberry (Elaeagnus commutata)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Elaeagnaceae
Genus: Elaeagnus
Tourn. ex L.[1]
Species

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Elaeagnus (/ˌɛlˈæɡnəs/)[2] is a genus of about 50–70 species of flowering plants in the family Elaeagnaceae.[3] Species of the genus are commonly known as silverberry or oleaster,

  1. ^ "Elaeagnus Tourn. ex L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  2. ^ Sunset Western Garden Book. Sunset Publishing Corporation. 1995. pp. 606–7. ISBN 978-0-376-03850-0.
  3. ^ "Elaeagnus umbellata (autumn olive)". CABI. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.