Taxon: Elaeagnus angustifolia L.

Summary

Genus:

Elaeagnus

Family:

Elaeagnaceae

Nomen number:

14915

Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 1:121. 1753

Typification:

View in Linnean Typification Project

Verified:

01/28/2011 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

85 (7 active, 2 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Autonym(s)
Elaeagnus angustifolia L. var. angustifolia

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Elaeagnus angustifolia L. var. orientalis (L.) Kuntze
Elaeagnus hortensis M. Bieb.
Elaeagnus moorcroftii Wall. ex Schltdl.
Elaeagnus orientalis L.

Images (4 total. Click on image for more.)

Links

Forestry Images – from www.forestryimages.org

Conservation Status

Reference(s)

University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
Afonin, A. N., S. L. Greene, N. I. Dzyubenko, & A. N. Frolov, eds. Interactive agricultural ecological atlas of Russia and neighboring countries. Economic plants and their diseases, pests and weeds (on-line resource).
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
Campbell, F. T., ed. 1995. Report of National Coalition of Exotic Plant Pest Councils (unpublished draft)
Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
Conant, P. et al. 1997. Appendix. Selected plant species interfering with resource management goals in North American natural areas. In: Luken, J. O. & J. W. Thieret, eds., Assessment and management of plant invasions. 255-267.
Czerepanov, S. K. 1995. Vascular plants of Russia and adjacent states (the former USSR) Cambridge University Press. Note: cultivated
Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 177.
Englert, J. M. et al. 1999-. USDA-NRCS Improved conservation plant materials released by NRCS and cooperators
Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
Little, E. L., Jr. 1979. Checklist of United States trees, Agric. Handb. 541
Mabberley, D. J. 1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2
Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Sun, M. & Q. Lin. 2010. A revision of Elaeagnus L. (Elaeagnaceae) in mainland China. J. Syst. Evol. 48:380-381.
USDA National Agricultural Library. National Invasive Species Information Center (on-line resource).
Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
2018. Mid-Atlantic invasive plant species (on-line resource)

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
English	oleaster			1	Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
English	Russian-olive			1	Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
English	trebizond-date			1	Mabberley, D. J. 1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2
Chinese	sha zao	沙枣		2	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
English (Canada)	Russian-olive		Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada official name	2	Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 177.
French	chalef			2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
French	olivier de Bohême			2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
French (Canada)	olivier de Bohême		Agriculture & Agroalimentaire Canada nom officiel	2	Darbyshire, S. J. 2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 177.
German	schmalblättrige Ölweide			2	Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
Portuguese	árvore-do-paraíso			2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish	árbol del paraíso			2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish	olivo de Bohemia			2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish	panjino			2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Swedish	smalbladig silverbuske			2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transliterated Russian	loch uzkolistvennyj			2	Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Armenia			Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Azerbaijan			Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Georgia			Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Russian Federation	Dagestan		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia	Ciscaucasia		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Gansu Sheng		Sun, M. & Q. Lin. 2010. A revision of Elaeagnus L. (Elaeagnaceae) in mainland China. J. Syst. Evol. 48:380-381.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hebei Sheng		Sun, M. & Q. Lin. 2010. A revision of Elaeagnus L. (Elaeagnaceae) in mainland China. J. Syst. Evol. 48:380-381.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Henan Sheng		Sun, M. & Q. Lin. 2010. A revision of Elaeagnus L. (Elaeagnaceae) in mainland China. J. Syst. Evol. 48:380-381.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Liaoning Sheng		Sun, M. & Q. Lin. 2010. A revision of Elaeagnus L. (Elaeagnaceae) in mainland China. J. Syst. Evol. 48:380-381.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Nei Mongol Zizhiqu		Sun, M. & Q. Lin. 2010. A revision of Elaeagnus L. (Elaeagnaceae) in mainland China. J. Syst. Evol. 48:380-381.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Ningxia Huizi Zizhiqu		Sun, M. & Q. Lin. 2010. A revision of Elaeagnus L. (Elaeagnaceae) in mainland China. J. Syst. Evol. 48:380-381.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Qinghai Sheng		Sun, M. & Q. Lin. 2010. A revision of Elaeagnus L. (Elaeagnaceae) in mainland China. J. Syst. Evol. 48:380-381.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Shaanxi Sheng		Sun, M. & Q. Lin. 2010. A revision of Elaeagnus L. (Elaeagnaceae) in mainland China. J. Syst. Evol. 48:380-381.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Shanxi Sheng		Sun, M. & Q. Lin. 2010. A revision of Elaeagnus L. (Elaeagnaceae) in mainland China. J. Syst. Evol. 48:380-381.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu		Sun, M. & Q. Lin. 2010. A revision of Elaeagnus L. (Elaeagnaceae) in mainland China. J. Syst. Evol. 48:380-381.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Kazakhstan			Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Tajikistan			Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Turkmenistan			Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Uzbekistan			Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Mongolia	Mongolia			Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation	Altay		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation-Western Siberia	Western Siberia		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Afghanistan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Iran
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Turkey			Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. Note: = Elaeagnus angustifolia L.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India		n.w.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Pakistan		n.e.	Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Belarus
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Moldova
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation-European part	European part		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
2	Cultivated					also cult.
4	Naturalized	Europe		Europe		natzd. elsewhere
4	Naturalized	Northern America		Canada		s.-c.	Little, E. L., Jr. 1979. Checklist of United States trees, Agric. Handb. 541
4	Naturalized	Northern America		United States			Little, E. L., Jr. 1979. Checklist of United States trees, Agric. Handb. 541

Native
Asia-Temperate

WESTERN ASIA: Afghanistan, Iran, Turkey
CAUCASUS: Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia], Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russian Federation [Dagestan]
SIBERIA: Russian Federation-Western Siberia [Western Siberia], Russian Federation [Altay]
MIDDLE ASIA: Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
MONGOLIA: Mongolia
CHINA: China [Gansu Sheng, Hebei Sheng, Henan Sheng, Liaoning Sheng, Nei Mongol Zizhiqu, Ningxia Huizi Zizhiqu, Qinghai Sheng, Shaanxi Sheng, Shanxi Sheng, Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu]

Asia-Tropical

INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India (n.w.), Pakistan (n.e.)

Europe

EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part [European part], Belarus, Moldova

Cultivated (also cult.)
Naturalized
Europe

REGION: Europe (natzd. elsewhere)

Northern America

REGION: Canada (s.-c.), United States

Reference(s)

Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. Note: = Elaeagnus angustifolia L.
Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
Little, E. L., Jr. 1979. Checklist of United States trees, Agric. Handb. 541
Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
Sun, M. & Q. Lin. 2010. A revision of Elaeagnus L. (Elaeagnaceae) in mainland China. J. Syst. Evol. 48:380-381.
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Bee plants	honey production		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
Environmental	erosion control		Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Environmental	ornamental		Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Environmental	revegetator		Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Environmental	shade/shelter		Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Fuels	fuelwood		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
Human food	beverage base		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
Human food	fruit		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
Materials	gum/resin		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
Materials	wood		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
Weed	seed contaminant	potential	Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Weed	seed contaminant	potential	Campbell, F. T., ed. 1995. Report of National Coalition of Exotic Plant Pest Councils (unpublished draft)

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=14915. Accessed 15 April 2026.