Hippophae

"Seaberry" redirects here. The term may also refer to plants in the genus Haloragis.
"Seabuckthorn" redirects here. For the fruit commonly referred to as the "common seabuckthorn", see Hippophae rhamnoides.

Hippophae
Common sea buckthorn shrub in the Netherlands
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Elaeagnaceae
Genus: Hippophae
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Type species
Hippophae rhamnoides
Species

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Synonyms
  • Argussiera Bubani
  • Hippophaes Asch.
  • Oleaster Heist. ex Fabr.
  • Rhamnoides Mill.

Hippophae is the genus of sea buckthorns, deciduous shrubs in the family Elaeagnaceae. The name sea buckthorn may be hyphenated[1] to avoid confusion with the unrelated true buckthorns (Rhamnus, family Rhamnaceae). It is also referred to as sandthorn, sallowthorn,[2] or seaberry.[3] It produces orange-yellow berries, which have been used over centuries as food, traditional medicine, and skin treatment in Mongolia, Ladakh, Russia, Ukraine, and northern Europe, which are its origin regions.[4]

They are exceptionally hardy plants, able to withstand winter temperatures as low as −43 °C (−45 °F).[4] As Hippophae species develop an aggressive and extensive root system, they are planted to inhibit soil erosion and used in land reclamation for their nitrogen fixing properties, wildlife habitat, and soil enrichment.[5] Hippophae berries and leaves are manufactured into various human and animal food and skincare products.[4]

  1. ^ "Sea buckthorn". The Wildlife Trusts. Archived from the original on 2015-06-12. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
  2. ^ "Hippophae rhamnoides". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  3. ^ "PLANTS Profile for Hippophae rhamnoides (seaberry)". United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2007-10-08.
  4. ^ a b c Li TSC (2002). Janick J, Whipkey A (eds.). Trends in new crops and new uses: Product development of sea buckthorn (PDF). ASHS Press, Alexandria, VA. pp. 393–8. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  5. ^ Li TS, Oliver A (May 2001). "Sea buckthorn factsheet" (PDF). British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-05-28. Retrieved 26 September 2019.