Post on 26-Dec-2015
Russian Olive
Elaeagnus angustifolia
Classification
• Kingdom Plantae – Plants • Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants • Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants • Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants • Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons • Subclass Rosidae• Order Rhamnales• Family Elaeagnaceae – Oleaster family • Genus Elaeagnus L. – oleaster • Species Elaeagnus angustifolia L. – Russian
olive
Shape, Form, Type
Bark
• This species of plant has no bark.
Twig
Leaf
Bud
Flower
Fruit
Habitat and Range• NATIVE RANGE- Southeastern
Europe and Western Asia• In the U.S.- Found primarily in the
central and western parts of the country, and also in the East (e.g., Virginia to Pennsylvania), in the West it is mostly in the Great Basin Desert region at 800-2000 feet elevation and is also plentiful in certain riparian zones of the Great Plains
• Its habitat is usually around streams, fields and other open areas. It thrives in a lot of different soil and moisture conditions, including bare mineral substrates.
Uses
References
Text References• http://plants.usda.gov/java/
profile?symbol=ELAN
• http://www.nps.gov/plants/alien/fact/elan1.htm
Figure References• http://mri.usd.edu/watertr
ail/FieldGuide/images/Trees/russian_olive_lrg.jpg
• http://www.cas.vanderbilt.edu/bioimages/e/welan--br58497.jpg
• http://www.columbia.edu/itc/cerc/danoff-burg/invasion_bio/inv_spp_summ/Elaeagnus_angustifolia_files/image002.jpg
• http://www.nps.gov/plants/alien/fact/img/elan1.jpg
• http://www.math.iupui.edu/~mmisiure/kwiaty/rusol.jpg