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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 .
The genus Elaeagnus was erected in 1754 by Carl Linnaeus, who attributed the name to Joseph Pitton de Tournefort. [1] [5] There is agreement that the name is based on Theophrastus's use of the Ancient Greek ἐλαίαγνος (elaíagnos, latinized to elaeagnus) as the name of a shrub. [6]
It is mainly used for oil. It is the main variety of olive used to make olive oil in Algeria. [14] Domat: Turkey a common Turkish green olive, a table olive and grown for oil [4] [15] Dritta: Italy a variety of olive tree typical of the DOP area known as Aprutino Pescarese in the province of Pescara (Abruzzo).
Russian olive Euphorbia esula: green spurge Euphorbia myrsinites: myrtle spurge Fallopia sachalinensis: giant knotweed Foeniculum vulgare: Florence fennel Genista monspessulana: French broom Geranium lucidum: shining cranesbill Geranium robertianum: herb-Robert Hedera helix: common ivy Hedera hibernica: Atlantic ivy Ilex aquifolium: common ...
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Elaeagnus angustifolia (Russian olive) Fabaceae Robinia pseudoacacia (black locust) Hippocastanaceae (buckeye and horsechestnut) Aesculus glabra (Ohio buckeye) Aesculus hippocastanum (European horsechestnut) Pinaceae (Pine) Picea abies (Norway spruce) Larix decidua (European larch) Picea pungens (Colorado blue spruce) [1] Pinus rigida (pitch ...
Elaeagnus umbellata is known as Japanese silverberry, [2] umbellata oleaster, [3] autumn olive, [2] [4] autumn elaeagnus, [4] spreading oleaster, [4] autumnberry, or autumn berry. The species is indigenous to eastern Asia and ranges from the Himalayas eastwards to Japan .
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