Elaeagnaceae

Synonyms

Buffaloberries

Buffaloberry

Elaeagnus

Olive, Russian

Olives, Russian

Russian Olive

Russian Olives

Shepherdia

Shepherdias

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.