Elaeagnus angustifolia

Classification	Dicots
Family	Elaeagnaceae
Family (Traditional)	Elaeagnaceae
Genus	Elaeagnus
Species:	Elaeagnus angustifolia L.
Common Name	Russian Olive; Oleaster
Growth Habit	shrub
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: Yes; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Woody; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: shrub; Region of Origin: Asia; Region of Origin: Europe; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Evergreen; Leaf Persistance: Tardily Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Petiole Type: subsessile; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: pinnate; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Brown (incl. Maroon); Base Flower Color: Yellow; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Drupe; Fruit Wet/Dry: Wet; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Pistil Number: 1; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 4
C value	N/A
Status	Not Native; AGCP (FACU), EMP (FACU) (NWPL); TN[SNA] KY[SNA] (State Rank); GNR (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation
Elaeagnus angustifolia var. angustifolia	Elaeagnus angustifolia var. angustifolia
Elaeagnus angustifolia var. orientalis	Elaeagnus angustifolia var. orientalis
Elaeagnus angustifolia var. spinosa	Elaeagnus angustifolia var. spinosa
Elaeagnus hortensis	Elaeagnus hortensis
Elaeagnus hortensis var. songorica	Elaeagnus hortensis var. songorica

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Campbell (KY), Clinton (KY), Jefferson (KY), Powell (KY), Warren (KY), Cumberland (TN), Davidson (TN), DeKalb (TN), Putnam (TN), Rutherford (TN), Scott (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: MTSU, APSC, EKY, HTTU, TENN, KNK

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1981 - 2020

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
MTSU008590	Cumberland	Tennessee	19 Apr 1981	Laura Quillen 27	MTSU Elaeagnus angustifolia
APSC0088360	Warren	Kentucky			APSC Elaeagnus angustifolia
HTTU023935	DeKalb	Tennessee			HTTU Elaeagnus angustifolia
MTSU008582	DeKalb	Tennessee	05 Oct 2009	Richard Marko 84	MTSU Elaeagnus angustifolia
APSC0088365	Jefferson	Kentucky			APSC Elaeagnus angustifolia
MTSU008596	Rutherford	Tennessee	15 Apr 1990	Bonnie Doak	MTSU Elaeagnus angustifolia
MTSU006066	Rutherford	Tennessee	2010-11	Sean Casler 4	MTSU Elaeagnus angustifolia
MTSU008594	Rutherford	Tennessee	12 Apr 1992	Kim Kent	MTSU Elaeagnus angustifolia
31234100398468	Clinton	Kentucky	26 Jul 1999	Mark A. Gorton 99-571	EKY Elaeagnus angustifolia
31234100398443	Clinton	Kentucky	26 Jul 1999	Mark A. Gorton 99-572	EKY Elaeagnus angustifolia
31234100778370	Powell	Kentucky	14 Apr 2017	Thomas McFadden 380	EKY Elaeagnus angustifolia
31234100398450	Clinton	Kentucky	26 Jul 1999	Mark A. Gorton 99-556	EKY Elaeagnus angustifolia
31973000012056	Campbell	Kentucky			KNK Elaeagnus angustifolia
31973000012057	Campbell	Kentucky			KNK Elaeagnus angustifolia
TENN-V-0154691		Tennessee			TENN Elaeagnus angustifolia
APSC0088364	Campbell	Kentucky			APSC Elaeagnus angustifolia
MTSU008592	Davidson	Tennessee	16 Apr 1989	Guy Murphree	MTSU Elaeagnus angustifolia
N/A	Putnam	Tennessee	20 Apr 2020	Paul Warren C-46	HTTU Elaeagnus angustifolia
HTTU033736	Scott	Tennessee			HTTU Elaeagnus angustifolia
MTSU008591	Rutherford	Tennessee	18 Apr 1985	Andrew Mitchell 41	MTSU Elaeagnus angustifolia
MTSU008595	Davidson	Tennessee	12 Apr 1992	Kimberly J. Kent	MTSU Elaeagnus angustifolia

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Elaeagnus angustifolia

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