Elaeagnus angustifolia

Elaeagnus angustifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Elaeagnaceae
Genus: Elaeagnus
Species:
E. angustifolia
Binomial name
Elaeagnus angustifolia
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Elaeagnus argentea Moench (1794)
    • Elaeagnus caspica (Sosn.) Grossh. (1949)
    • Elaeagnus dactyliformis Schltdl. (1857)
    • Elaeagnus erivanensis Fisch. ex Schltdl. (1857)
    • Elaeagnus hortensis M.Bieb. (1808)
    • Elaeagnus igda (Servett.) Tzvelev (2002)
    • Elaeagnus iliensis (Musch.) Musch. (1966)
    • Elaeagnus incana Lam. (1779)
    • Elaeagnus inermis Mill. (1756)
    • Elaeagnus litoralis (Servett.) Kozlowsk. (1958)
    • Elaeagnus moorcroftii Wall. ex Schltdl. (1860)
    • Elaeagnus orientalis L. (1767)
    • Elaeagnus oxycarpa Schltdl. (1860)
    • Elaeagnus songarica (Bernh. ex Schltdl.) Schltdl. (1860)
    • Elaeagnus spinosa L. (1756)
    • Elaeagnus tifliensis Vis. (1842)
    • Elaeagnus tomentosa Moench (1794)
    • Elaeagnus turcomanica Kozlowsk. (1954)

Elaeagnus angustifolia, commonly called Russian olive,[2] silver berry,[3] oleaster,[3] or wild olive,[3] is a species of Elaeagnus, native to Asia and limited areas of eastern Europe. It is widely established in North America as an introduced species.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Elaeagnus angustifolia L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Russian Olive Species Profile". USDA. Retrieved 2016-01-10.
  3. ^ a b c Bailey, L. H.; Bailey, E. Z.; the staff of the Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium (1976). Hortus third: A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada. New York: Macmillan. ISBN 978-0-02-505470-7.
  4. ^ Sullivan, Steven. K. (2020). "Elaeagnus angustifolia". Wildflower Search. Retrieved 2020-09-22.
  5. ^ USDA, NRCS. (2020). "Elaeagnus angustifolia". The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC 27401-4901 USA. Retrieved 2020-09-22.