Elaeagnus commutata Bernh.
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Elaeagnaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
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Species Description - Shrub 2–5 m, colonial by roots, the young twigs brown- lepidote; lvs ovate-oblong to obovate-oblong, 2–7 cm, silvery-lepidote on both sides; fls 12–15 mm, densely silvery; sep spreading, 2.5–4 mm, yellow within; disk scarcely developed; fr 1 cm, ellipsoid, densely silvery; 2n=28. River-banks and moist hillsides; Que. to Alas., s. to Minn., N.D., and Utah. June. (E. argentea)
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Common Names
silver-berry