Organisms

Elaeagnaceae

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.

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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.

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  • Buffaloberry
  • Elaeagnus
  • Olive, Russian
  • Shepherdia
  • Buffaloberries
  • Olives, Russian
  • Russian Olive
  • Russian Olives
  • Shepherdias

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Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, toxicity, ultrastructure, virology.

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2003

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  1. B01w.875w.800w.575w.912w.250w.859.937w.280w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Elaeagnaceae. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D031263. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D031263
  2. Elaeagnaceae. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elaeagnaceae
  3. Elaeagnaceae. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q156326