Hippophae rhamnoides, L.

1. H. rhamnoides L. View in CoL , Sp. Pl. 1023 (1753).

Much-branched, spiny shrub or small tree up to 11 m, suckering freely. Twigs covered with silvery scales. Leaves 1-6 x 0-3—1 cm, linear-lanceolate, covered with silvery or ferruginous scales. Flowers c. 3 mm, appearing before the leaves. Fruit 6-8 mm, subglobose or ovoid, orange. 2/7 = 24. On stable dunes and sea-cliffs, and on river-gravel and alluvium in mountain regions. Native throughout a considerable part of Europe, from c. 68° N. in Norway to N. Spain, C. Italy and Bulgaria, and from N. W. France to Finland and Moldavia, but local and absent from wide areas. Often plantedfor ornament, or to stabilize sand or gravel, and naturalized in many places. Au Be Br Bu Cz Da Fe Ga Ge He Ho Hs Hu It Ju No Po Rm Rs (B, W) Su [Hb Rs (N, C, E)].