Elaeagnus L.
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L.
L.
1753
121
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Elaeagnus L.
genus
Elaeagnus
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Elaeagnus L.
Hermaphroditic or andromonoecious, deciduous or evergreen shrubs, sometimes spiny, prominently furnished with silvery or brown scales. Fls usually in fascicles, sometimes solitary, often fragrant. Calyx tube extending well beyond ovary; lobes 4, deciduous, white or yellow. Stamens 4; filaments very short. Fr. scaly, often edible; achene ellipsoid, striate.
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1 January 2000
4 September 2008