PLANTS Profile for Elaeagnus commutata (silverberry)

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PLANTS Profile

Elaeagnus commutata Bernh. ex Rydb.
silverberry

Symbol:

ELCO

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Elaeagnaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Shrub

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N

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Photo of Elaeagnus commutata Bernh. ex Rydb.

Herman, D.E., et al. 1996. North Dakota tree handbook. USDA NRCS ND State Soil Conservation Committee; NDSU Extension and Western Area Power Administration, Bismarck. Courtesy of ND State Soil Conservation Committee. Provided by USDA NRCS ND State Office. United States, ND. Usage Requirements.

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Elaeagnus commutata Bernh. ex Rydb.

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Synonyms:
Elaeagnus commutata Bernh. ex Rydb.

ELAR9

Elaeagnus argentea Pursh, non Moench

Distribution:
Elaeagnus commutata Bernh. ex Rydb.


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, CO, ID, KY, MD, MN, MT, ND, RI, SD, TX, UT, WA, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NT, NU, ON, QC, SK, YT)

Related Taxa:
Elaeagnus commutata Bernh. ex Rydb.

View 3 genera in Elaeagnaceae, 6 species in Elaeagnus

Classification:
Elaeagnus commutata Bernh. ex Rydb.

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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 commutata Bernh. ex Rydb. – silverberry

Wetland Indicator Status:
Elaeagnus commutata Bernh. ex Rydb.

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

UPL,NI

UPL*

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Elaeagnus commutata Bernh. ex Rydb.

	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
Quinlan							Low	Low

Wildlife Habitat Values

Quinlan, S.E., and S. Cuccarese. 2004. Native Alaskan and exotic plants used by wildlife(http://www.wildlife.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=birds.plants, 4 April 2005). Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Anchorage.

More Accounts and Images:
Elaeagnus commutata Bernh. ex Rydb.

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

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 27771.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View 3 propagation protocols from Native Plants Network.

Related Web Sites:
Elaeagnus commutata Bernh. ex Rydb.

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

FL-University of Florida Horticulture

Fire Effects Information System

Lewis and Clark Herbarium

North Dakota Tree Handbook

The Virtual Flora: Images

USDI GS Native Plants of the Chaplin Lake Area

University of Saskatchewan, Rangeland Ecosystems & Plants

Time Generated: 09/20/2008 06:43 AM MDT