The currently accepted name for russianolive is elaeagnus angustifolia l. Elaeagnus angustifolia is a deciduous shrub growing to 7 m 23ft by 7 m 23ft at a medium rate. Traditionally, it has been used as an analgesic, antipyretic and. It is a small, usually thorny, deciduous tree or large shrub that is typically grown for its silvery foliage, small fragrant yellow flowers, olivelike fruit and ease of cultivation. Department of agriculture agricultural research service. The effect of aqueous elaeagnus angustifolia extract on acute non.
This thorny tree transplants well but susceptibility to canker diseases and verticillium wilt make it undesirable for large scale landscape plantings, particularly in the moist, eastern climate. Autumn olive was planted in large numbers because of its fast growth. Contrary to the russian olive and to the silverberry it ourishes early in the rsthalf of may, fruits. The date and location of russian olives elaeagnus angustifolia l. Effect of aqueous extract of elaeagnus angustifolia fruit. Russian olive, oleaster, russian silverberry, russianolive. Elaeagnus angustifolia is a shrub or small tree that can grow to 35 ft. In this family, elaeagnus angustifolia russian olive is famous because of its medical applications. Russianolive elaeagnaceae elaeagnus angustifolia l.
Leaves are dull green to almost gray and distinctly scaly above, silvery and scaly below. Pronunciation of elaeagnus angustifolia with 2 audio pronunciations, 1 meaning, 4 translations and more for elaeagnus angustifolia. Riparian areas, floodplains, grasslands, roadsides, fencerows, seasonally moist pastures, ditches, and other disturbed sites. Elaeagnus angustifolia the fruits of elaeagnus angustifolia are edible and extracts of them contain flavonoids, terpenoids and sitosterol. It has a rapid growth rate when young becoming moderate. The species is hermaphrodite has both male and female organs and is pollinated by bees. On aug, 2006, ineedacupoftea from denver, co wrote. Elaeagnaceae russian silverberry, oleaster, russian olive origin. Elaeagnus x ebbingei, commonly called oleaster or ebbings silverberry, is a cross between elaeagnus macrophylla x elaeagnus pungens. Elaeagnus angustifolia, commonly called russian olive or oleaster is native to europe and asia. Alternate, simple, 1 to 3 inches long, 12 inch wide, linear or lanceolate in shape with an entire margin. Extract of elaeagnus angustifolia flowers springerlink.
It is native to temperate eurasia but has become especially invasive in riverine areas in the western usa, and is increasingly common in areas already invaded by exotic saltcedars tamarix spp. It is a large, bushy, rounded shrub that typically grows to 810 tall and as wide. Different parts of the russian olive plant have been used in a variety of. Silver russian olive elaeagnus angustifolia by willmetge jun 14, 2006 11. Elaeagnus triflora extends from asia south into northeastern australia, while e. To download the original size of this image, click on the link below.
Download a highresolution jpeg image of elaeagnus angustifolia 539 kb. Flowers on silver russian olive in british columbia, canada. Elaeagnus commutata silverberry, elaeagnus multiflora cherry silverberry, elaeagnus orientalis, elaeagnus pungens thorny olive selected species see elaeagnus at the plant list for the large number of other accepted species names and the numerous synonyms. Elaeagnaceae of north america update, database version 2011 acquired. It is in flower in june, and the seeds ripen from september to october.
Russian olive elaeagnus angustifolia as a herbal healer. A large image of elaeagnus angustifolia russian olive from the usda plants database. Large image for elaeagnus angustifolia russian olive. Elaeagnus quicksilver oleaster quicksilverrhs gardening. It has been widely planted in north america as both a windbreak and. According to vines 191 and weber and wittman 197, several varieties of russianolive are known in cultivation, and differ primarily in leaf size and shape 191. Native to southern europe and western asia, elaeagnus angustifolia is commonly found growing along floodplains, riverbanks, stream courses, marshes, and irrigation ditches seedlings are tolerant of shade and the plant thrives in a variety of soil and moisture conditions, including bare mineral substrates. An invasive, nativedamaging weed that reseeds readily. The institute of food and agricultural sciences ifas is an equal opportunity institution authorized to provide research, educational information and other services only to individuals and institutions that function with nondiscrimination with respect to race, creed, color, religion, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, political opinions or affiliations. Russian olive, elaeagnus angustifolia, alters patterns in soil.
Effect of aqueous extract of elaeagnus angustifolia fruit 590 acta medica iranica, vol. Elaeagnus angustifolia name synonyms elaeagnus angustifolia var. It is related to other invasive species elaeagnus angustifolia and elaeagnus pungens, the former being a serious weed in western north america. Updated for itis by the flora of north america expertise network, in connection with an update for usda plants 20072010 reference for. Acute gastroenteritis is a major cause of mortality and morbidity in the world so that more than 2. Elaeagnus angustifolia in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. Leaves are evergreen in warm winter climates, but semievergreen to deciduous near the northern edge of. Department of agriculture plant hardiness zones 7 to 9, while the russian olive shrub elaeagnus angustifolia, autumn olive elaeagnus umbellata and silverbush elaeagnus elaeagnus. Elaeagnus oleaster family how to plant, grow and care. Pdf russian olive elaeagnus angustifolia as a herbal healer. This allows us to combine various requests for pages on the website and analyse. Elaeagnaceae 46,51,74,87,93,94,98,107,161,194,197,198.
Usda, ars, germplasm resources information network. This file is licensed under the creative commons attributionshare alike 4. Elaeagnus angustifolia oleaster, russian olive pfaf plant. Pdf russian olive elaeagnus angustifolia as a herbal. Russian olive in fruit in british columbia, canada, august 1997. Elaeagnus x ebbingei is a fastgrowing evergreen shrub with large leaves that have a silvery underside. Elaeagnus angustifolia, commonly called persian olive, russian olive, silver berry, oleaster, or wild olive, is a species of elaeagnus, native to western and central asia, iran, from southern russia and kazakhstan to turkey, and parts of pakistan. Institute of ecology and botany, hungarian academy of sciences, editors. Elaeagnus from burncoose nurseries varieties of elaeagnus available to buy include the following. Molecules free fulltext phytocomplex characterization.
Deciduous lanceshaped leaves to 10cm 4in long, darkgreen above, silvery beneath. Silver russian olive elaeagnus angustifolia is naturalized to texas and other states and is considered an invasive plant in texas, negative. Download fulltext pdf download fulltext pdf russian olive elaeagnus angustifolia as a herbal healer article pdf available in bioimpacts 63. Bellshaped, 38 to 58 inch long, very fragrant, lacking petals, silvery or whitish, appearing in spring. Elaeagnus angustifolia, russian silverberry, oleaster. Elaeagnus angustifolia russianolive page 3 use and management figure 3.
Elaeagnus angustifolia,elaeagnus commutata,elaeagnus x. A selection study on oleaster elaeagnus angustifolia l. They are occasionally thorny and covered with scales. Vernacular names edit wikidata elaeagnus angustifolia english. Phytocomplex characterization and biological evaluation of powdered fruits and leaves from elaeagnus angustifolia by simone carradori 1, francesco cairone 2, stefania garzoli 2, giancarlo fabrizi 2, antonia iazzetti 2, anna maria giusti 3, luigi menghini 1, sengul uysal 4,5, gunes ak 6, gokhan zengin 6 and stefania cesa 2.
Elaeagnus angustifolia is widely grown across southern and central europe as an ornamental plant. This page was last edited on 23 november 2014, at 18. The vast majority of the species are native to temperate and subtropical regions of asia. The abstracts organize and summarize data from many. Full text pdf downloads of subscription based journal articles will not be available. A tough pollution tolerant shrub that makes an ideal informal hedge or screen.
A hexane extract ofelaegnus angustifolia flowers has been investigated, and the class and fatty acid compositions of its lipoids have been determined. The young branches are silvery while the older branches are brown. Synonyms elaeagnus angustifolia caspica group elaeagnus angustifolia quicksilver. Thorny elaeagnus elaeagnus pungens and variegated elaeagnus elaeagnus pungens maculata grow best in u. A cookie is a small, simple file that is sent with the pages of this website and stored on the hard disk of your computer by your browser. Fragrant silvery flowers appear in autumn followed by orange berries in spring. The hardiness and cold tolerance of elaeagnus shrubs vary between species and cultivars. Element stewardship abstracts esas are prepared to provide staff of the nature conservancy and other land managers with current management related information on species and communities that are most important to protect or control. Biological control of russian olive usda forest service.
All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Genus elaeagnus can be deciduous or evergreen shrubs or small trees, with simple, often silveryscaled leaves, and small fragrant tubular flowers borne in clusters in the leaf axils, and followed by small juicy fruit. It does fix nitrogen in the soil, growing in very wet to very dry conditions. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. A large number of compounds have been derived from russian olive and made this. Elaeagnus angustifolia from burncoose nurseries available online to buy information. Animal studies have shown that these are muscle relaxants j ethnopharmacol. While the extract of elaeagnus angustifolia fruit is used for eliminating headaches and.
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