Elaeagnus macrophylla

Elaeagnus macrophylla, the broad-leaved oleaster,[2] is a species of flowering plant native to eastern Asia.

Elaeagnus macrophylla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Elaeagnaceae
Genus: Elaeagnus
Species:
E. macrophylla
Binomial name
Elaeagnus macrophylla

Growing to 4 m (13 ft) tall by 8 m (26 ft) broad, it is a substantial spreading evergreen shrub, with round glossy leaves which are silvery when young. Heavily fragrant cream flowers in autumn are followed by red fruit in spring.[3]

Elaeagnus × submacrophylla, formerly known as Elaeagnus × ebbingei, is a hybrid between E. macrophylla and E. pungens. The hybrid and its cultivars are grown in gardens as ornamental plants.[4]

References

  1. "Elaeagnus macrophylla". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
  2. BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  3. "Elaeagnus macrophylla". www.rhs.org. Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  4. Edwards, Dawn (2017). "A new name for an Elaeagnus hybrid". The Plantsman. New Series. 16 (4): 222–223.


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