Concept information
Preferred term
Elaeagnaceae
Type
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Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
Entry terms
- Elaeagnus
- Shepherdia
- Shepherdias
Scope note
- A plant family of the order Rhamnales, subclass Rosidae class Magnoliopsida. The plants have a characteristic silvery or rusty-colored sheen, caused by tiny distinctive scales. Flowers have a tubular structure of four sepals. Root nodules host the Frankia (ACTINOMYCETES) nitrogen-fixing symbionts.
History note
- 2003
In other languages
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Finnish
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Elaeagnaceae
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hopeapensaskasvien heimo
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Swedish
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Bisonbusksläktet
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Silverbusksläktet
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D031263
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