Alberta Invasive Plant Identification Guide
Alberta Invasive Plant Identification Guide
Alberta Invasive Plant Identification Guide
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Jeffery Pippen www.duke.edu/~jspippen/plants/elaeagnus.htm www.ct-botanical-society.org/galleries/elaeagnusumbe.html<br />
Autumn Olive<br />
Elaeagnus umbellate, Elaeagnaceae<br />
Category: Prohibited Noxious<br />
Information: Tolerant of a wide range of conditions.<br />
Life Cycle: Perennial shrub.<br />
Root: Nitrogen fixing, woody root.<br />
Leaves: Simple, alternate, silver-grey color, wavy leaf margins.<br />
Stems: Multi-stems, up 6m tall.<br />
www.ct-botanical-society.org/galleries/elaeagnusumbe.html<br />
Flower: Tube/bell shaped, fragrant, creamy white to yellow flowers.<br />
Seed/Fruits: Small, fleshy, red, egg shaped with scales.<br />
Control: Manual (hand pull seedlings), mechanical, chemical.<br />
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Jeffery Pippen www.duke.edu/~jspippen/plants/elaeagnus.htm<br />
Jeffery Pippen www.duke.edu/~jspippen/plants/elaeagnus.htm