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Elaeagnus umbellata

Elaeagnus umbellata Thunb.

autumn olive, autumn-olive, oriental silverleaf, spring silverberry

Image ID: 93346
Image by: Fleming, Gary P.
Image Collection: NCBG Digital Library

PLANT INDEX

ID_PLANT: ELUM
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Elaeagnus umbellata
Include in WOTAS: 0
Publish to Web: 1
Last Modified: 2020-01-01

GENUS INDEX

GENUS CODE: ELAEA
GENUS SCIENTIFIC: Elaeagnus
GENUS AUTHORITY: L.
GENUS COMMON: Oleaster
GENUS SUMMARY: A genus of 20-45 species, shrubs and small trees, of Asia (mostly) and North America.
GENUS IDENTIFICATION:
GENUS REFERENCES: Bartish & Swenson in Kubitzki (2004).

FAMILY INDEX

FAMILY CODE: ELAEAG
FAMILY SCIENTIFIC: Elaeagnaceae
FAMILY AUTHORITY: A.L. de Jussieu 1789
FAMILY COMMON: Oleaster Family
FAMILY SUMMARY: A family of 3 genera and 30-50 species, shrubs, small trees, and lianas, of temperate Eurasia and North America, and tropical Asia and Australia.
FAMILY REFERENCE: Bartish & Swenson in Kubitzki (2004).

NCBG DESCRIPTIVES

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DURATION: Perennial
HABIT: Shrub

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FLORAL CHARACTERISTICS
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BLOOM TIME: Apr-May

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White	Red	Pink	Orange	Yellow	Green	Blue	Lavender	Purple	Violet	Brown	Not Applicable
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FRUITING PERIOD: Aug-Sep.

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NATIVE RANGE: eastern Asia

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SOIL MOISTURE: Dry, Average, Moist/Wet
LIGHT EXPOSURE: Sun, Part Shade, Shade
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GRIM ACCESSIONS

acc_id	acc_num	acc_dt	coll_id	Action
860	1985-0531			View
3728	1991-0423			View
4556	1992-0712			View
5110	1995-0229			View
6077	1995-1208			View

GRIM PLANTINGS

plt_num	acc_id	loc_num	pers_num	inst_dt	Action
1621	860	158	NCBG staff	0000-00-00	View
6035	3728	199	NCBG staff	0000-00-00	View
6885	4556	200	NCBG staff	1993-03-01	View
7532	5110	203	NCBG staff	1992-01-01	View
8727	6077	2	NCBG staff	0000-00-00	View

USDA PLANTS DATABASE

USDA Symbol: ELUM
USDA Common Name: Autumn Olive
Native Status: L48 (I), HI (I), CAN (I)
Distribution: USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, MT, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV), CAN (ON)
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Shrub

WEAKLEY FLORA

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Elaeagnus umbellata
COMMON NAME: Oriental Silverleaf, Autumn-olive, Spring Silverberry
SYNONYMY: [=C, F, G, Il, Pa, RAB, Va, W, WH3, WV; > Elaeagnus umbellata Thunberg var. parvifolia (Royle) Schneider - K; = E. umbellatus - S, orthographic variant]
PHENOLOGY: Apr-May; Aug-Sep.
HABITAT: Forests and woodlands, spread by birds; native of Japan and China.
COMMENTS: This species has become a noxious weed shrub, still unfortunately sometimes promoted for wildlife plantings. The rapidity of its increase may be judged by its treatment in Strausbaugh & Core (1978) as not definitely naturalized in WV; Harmon, Ford-Werntz, & Grafton (2006) map it for every county of WV.
RANGE MAP: Elaeagnus umbellata.png

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ABOUT FAMILY (Weakley Flora)
Elaeagnaceae A.L. de Jussieu 1789 (Oleaster Family)
SUMMARY: A family of 3 genera and 30-50 species, shrubs, small trees, and lianas, of temperate Eurasia and North America, and tropical Asia and Australia.
REFERENCE: Bartish & Swenson in Kubitzki (2004).

ABOUT GENUS (Weakley Flora)
Elaeagnus L. (Oleaster)
SUMMARY: A genus of 20-45 species, shrubs and small trees, of Asia (mostly) and North America.
REFERENCE: Bartish & Swenson in Kubitzki (2004).

HERBARIUM RESOURCES

SERNEC: Find Elaeagnus umbellata in Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)
UNC SERNEC: Find Elaeagnus umbellata in University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Herbarium - Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)

WEB RESOURCES

USDA: Find Elaeagnus umbellata in USDA Plants
NPIN: Find Elaeagnus umbellata in NPIN Database
FNA: Find Elaeagnus umbellata in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Elaeagnus umbellata

IMAGE USE RECORDS

ID IMAGE: 93346 - Primary Image FloraQuest Plant Detail Page (Landscape Preferred)
ID IMAGE1: 0 - Primary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE2: 0 - Secondary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE3: 0 - Primary Image Plant Sale Sign (Landscape Only)
ID IMAGE4: 0 - Primary Image New Plant Sale Label (Portrait Only)