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Elaeagnus pungens Thunb.

Thorny olive

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT)
English Thorny olive
Other names

Further information

COL
Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

States and Territories China (Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Zhejiang); Japan (Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu); Mauritius [I]; USA [I] (Alabama [I], District of Columbia [I], Florida [I], Georgia [I], Kentucky [I], Louisiana [I], Massachusetts [I], Mississippi [I], North Carolina [I], South Carolina [I], Tennessee [I], Virginia [I]); Slovakia [I]; Tajikistan [I]; Channel Isl. [I]
[I] = Introduced

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Rosales
Family Elaeagnaceae
Genus Elaeagnus
Species pungens
Author citation Thunb.
Scientific name Elaeagnus pungens Thunb.

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC

Appearances

Bark

Thorny olive

, Bark , ©Dennis Wilson

Leaves

Thorny olive

, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

Branch

Thorny olive

, Branch , ©Dennis Wilson