Russian Olive / الزيزفون السوري /

الزيتون الروسي / خلاف ضيق الأوراق /

Elaeagnus angustifolia L.

Edibility and usage

Edibility

Delicious

Edible part

Fruits

Preparation

Cooked
Raw

Blooming period

April to June

Foraging period

September to November

Seed collection period

November to January

Potential medicinal uses

Alterative
Anti-spasmodic
Nervine
Vulnerary

Description

Perenniality

Perennial

Petal colour

Yellow

Leaf type

Entire

Life form

Tree

Scientifc data

Genus

Elaeagnus L.

Family

Elaeagnaceae

Wikidata item

Q157969

GBIF Item

Elaeagnus angustifolia L. (3039269)

Conservation status (IUCN)

Least concern

References

Elaeagnus angustifolia L. in GBIF Secretariat (2021). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-06-08.
Barstow, M. 2017. Elaeagnus angustifolia. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T62002626A62002628. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T62002626A62002628.en. Accessed on 08 June 2022.
Edible Wild Food. Elaeagnus angustifolia L. (2022, June 08).

Citation

Elaeagnus angustifolia L. in Barari platform (2024). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/811 accessed via barari.org on 9/17/2024.