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Russian olive

Elaeagnus angustifolia

The Russian olive is a bushy plant with silver-green leaves and small yellow flowers. It grows in many places and can be very helpful for wildlife, providing food and shelter.

Lebensraum: Urban areas

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The Russian olive is a small tree or shrub recognized by its distinctive silvery-green, lance-shaped leaves that often have a fuzzy texture. It produces small, fragrant yellow flowers and later bears small, round, silvery-red berries. Its bark is often reddish-brown and shredding.

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Russian olive
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Russian olive

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

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Interessante Fakten

It's not truly from Russia, but Central Asia and Europe!

Its shimmering silvery leaves look like tiny fish scales!

Its tough, flexible wood was once used to make bows and tools!

The plant can survive even when buried by sand for years!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Desert Dweller

Russian olive can thrive in dry, harsh soils, thanks to its extensive root system that seeks out deep water.

Fähigkeit

Salty Survivor

It has special glands to excrete excess salt, allowing it to grow where many other plants cannot.

Fähigkeit

Soil Helper

Russian olive hosts tiny bacteria in its roots that enrich the soil by capturing nitrogen from the air.

Fähigkeit

Thorny Guard

Its branches are armed with sharp thorns that help protect its leaves and fruits from hungry animals.

Maße und Details

Höhe
300-1200 cm
Ausbreitung
300-1000 cm
Blütengröße
0.5-1 cm
Blütezeit
Late Spring - Early Summer
Essbar
Ja
Giftigkeit
Keine
Lebenszyklus
Mehrjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Insekten

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

American Robin

Turdus migratorius

consumes its abundant, sweet fruits

pollinates

European honey bee

Apis mellifera

attracted to its fragrant yellow flowers

eats

Cedar Waxwing

Bombycilla cedrorum

feeds on berries during migration and winter

eats

Mule Deer

Odocoileus hemionus

browses on its leaves and twigs

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

Be careful not to touch the sharp thorns on the branches.

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Was ist der/die/das höhe von Russian olive?

300-1200 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von Russian olive?

300-1000 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütengröße von Russian olive?

0.5-1 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von Russian olive?

Late Spring - Early Summer

Was ist der/die/das essbar von Russian olive?

Ja

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von Russian olive?

Keine

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von Russian olive?

Mehrjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von Russian olive?

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