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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Elaeagnus multiflora
FAMILY
Elaeagnaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Elaeagnus multiflora
FAMILY
Elaeagnaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT) Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Elaeagnus multiflorus
COMMON NAME:
Cherry Elaeagnus, Cherry Silverberry
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Elaeagnus multiflora
FAMILY
Elaeagnaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Elaeagnus multiflora
FAMILY
Elaeagnaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT)
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Elaeagnus multiflorus
504
Shrub
Perennial
Habitat: Disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Japan & China
Waif(s)
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IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Armed with spinose spur shoots
LEAVES:
Deciduous/Semi-persistant
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Silvery-brown
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
4-merous
4-lobed salverform calyx
Petals absent
4 inserted stamens
Superior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer?
Reddish-brown/Pinkish
Drupe-like
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p099
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p132