Elaeagnus umbellata is
a deciduous shrub found in sunny, gravelly soil areas, such as river
beaches, roadsides, etc., growing 2-3m, sometimes to 5m in height.
Leaves are oblong or lanceolate, tips dull, bases wedge-shaped, and
margins entire. Leaves: scaly hairs drop off on surfaces in fruit;
the backsides look white since the scaly staffs cover them. White
flowers appear as pendants from axils and gradually turn yellowish.
Fruit, 6-8mm across, ripen red in Sep. to Nov. Bloom time:
April-June.
Wild plants in and
around
Shimane
島根とその周辺の野生植物
