| Accepted name: |
Elaeagnus angustifolia L. |
| Synonym(s): |
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| English names: |
Russian Olive
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| French names: |
Olivier de Bohême
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Rhamnales
Family: Elaeagnaceae
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| OPL Code: |
WELAAN
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
1.2 |
| Lifecycle: |
P |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
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| Distribution: |
-
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
Its yellowish, sweetish berries are made into jellies and beverages. Also cultivated solely for the fruits, as ornamental plant, as sheltering hedge, and as medicinal plant(1). |
| Key Characters: |
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