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

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

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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