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Elaeagnus umbellata Thunb.
autumn olive

       
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Photo of Elaeagnus umbellata Thunb.
Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Japan, Yokohama. Usage Requirements.
 
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Images:
Elaeagnus umbellata Thunb.

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Distribution:
Elaeagnus umbellata Thunb.

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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, MT, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV), CAN (ON)
 

Related Taxa:
Elaeagnus umbellata Thunb.

View 3 genera in Elaeagnaceae, 6 species in Elaeagnus or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Elaeagnus umbellata Thunb. var. parvifolia (Wall. ex Royle) C.K. Schneid.. . Image Available.
Elaeagnus umbellata var. parvifolia
autumn olive
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Elaeagnus umbellata Thunb.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Rosidae
Order Rhamnales
Family Elaeagnaceae – Oleaster family
Genus Elaeagnus L. – oleaster
Species Elaeagnus umbellata Thunb. – autumn olive
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Elaeagnus umbellata Thunb.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Connecticut:
autumn olive              Invasive, banned
Massachusetts:
autumn olive              Prohibited
New Hampshire:
autumn olive              Prohibited invasive Species
West Virginia:
autumn olive              Noxious weed
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Elaeagnus umbellata Thunb.

autumn olive
oleaster

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
SEEPPC        Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1996. Invasive exotic pest plants in Tennessee (19 October 1999). Research Committee of the Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council. Tennessee.
WI        Hoffman, R. & K. Kearns (eds.). 1997. Wisconsin manual of control recommendations for ecologically invasive plants. Wisconsin Dept. Natural Resources. Madison, Wisconsin. 102pp.
 

Introduced Information:
Elaeagnus umbellata Thunb.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wildlife Habitat Values:
Elaeagnus umbellata Thunb.

  Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds
Source Large Mammals Food Large Mammals Cover Small Mammals Food Small Mammals Cover Water Birds Food Water Birds Cover Terrestrial Birds Food Terrestrial Birds Cover
Miller Minor   Low Moderate     Low Moderate
Yarrow             Moderate Moderate
Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. Southern Weed Science Society.

Yarrow, G.K., and D.T. Yarrow. 1999. Managing wildlife. Sweet Water Press, Birmingham.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Elaeagnus umbellata Thunb.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 27776.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 

Related Web Sites:
Elaeagnus umbellata Thunb.

CT-Connecticut Invasive Plant Working Group

CT-Invasive Plant Atlas of New England

CT-Invasive Plant Atlas of New England

CT-Invasive Plant Species Identification Sheets (USDA NRCS)

IL-Illinois Natural History Survey

MA-Massachusetts Non-Native Plant Introductions

MO-Missouri Department of Conservation

MO-Missouri Vegetation Management Manual

NY-Invasive Plant Council of New York State-Top 20

OK-Noble Foundation Plant Image Gallery

PA-Invasive Weed Fact Sheet (Penn State)

Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council

The Nature Conservancy: Wildland Weeds Management & Research Program

USDA NRCS Connecticut State Office

University of Hawaii Botany Department: Alien Plants of Hawaii

VA-Invasive Alien Plant Species of Virginia

VA-Virginia Native Plant Society

VA-Virginia Tech Dendrology

www.invasives.org

 
 
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