120 likes | 318 Views
Russian Olive. Elaeagnus angustifolia. Classification. Kingdom Plantae – Plants Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons Subclass Rosidae
E N D
Russian Olive Elaeagnusangustifolia
Classification • Kingdom Plantae – Plants • Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants • SuperdivisionSpermatophyta – Seed plants • Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants • Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons • Subclass Rosidae • Order Rhamnales • Family Elaeagnaceae – Oleaster family • Genus Elaeagnus L. – oleaster • Species Elaeagnusangustifolia L. – Russian olive
Bark • This species of plant has no bark.
Habitat and Range • NATIVE RANGE- Southeastern Europe and Western Asia • In the U.S.- Found primarily in the central and western parts of the country, and also in the East (e.g., Virginia to Pennsylvania), in the West it is mostly in the Great Basin Desert region at 800-2000 feet elevation and is also plentiful in certain riparian zones of the Great Plains • Its habitat is usually around streams, fields and other open areas. It thrives in a lot of different soil and moisture conditions, including bare mineral substrates.
References Text References Figure References http://mri.usd.edu/watertrail/FieldGuide/images/Trees/russian_olive_lrg.jpg http://www.cas.vanderbilt.edu/bioimages/e/welan--br58497.jpg http://www.columbia.edu/itc/cerc/danoff-burg/invasion_bio/inv_spp_summ/Elaeagnus_angustifolia_files/image002.jpg http://www.nps.gov/plants/alien/fact/img/elan1.jpg http://www.math.iupui.edu/~mmisiure/kwiaty/rusol.jpg • http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ELAN • http://www.nps.gov/plants/alien/fact/elan1.htm