Elaeagnus commutata
 
Silverberry or Wolf-Willow

Flower Side, Opposite Sepal

Oro Lake Regional Park
10-June-2006

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Commutata: Answers to key questions in Budd's Flora (BF) and Flora of Alberta (FOA) leading to this species. 
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shrubs NOT spiny

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young twigs brown stellate-pubescent; NOT [young twigs white or silvery stellate-pubescent]

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leaves elliptic; NOT [leaves lanceolate]

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style NOT enclosed by a tubular disc; NOT [style enclosed at base by a tubular disc]

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fruit silvery; NOT [fruit yellow]

 

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Elaeagnus: Answers to key questions in Budd's Flora (BF) and Flora of Alberta (FOA) leading to this genus. 
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leaves alternate; NOT [leaves opposite]

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flowers perfect; NOT [flowers unisexual (plant dioecious)]

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sepals 4; NOT [sepals 2]

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tube much longer than the ovary; NOT [tube shorter]

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stamens 4; NOT [stamens 8]

 

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Elaeagnaceae: Answers to key questions in Budd's Flora  leading to this family. 
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shrubs or trees; NOT [herbs]

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plants NOT climbing

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plants with erect stems; NOT [plants with decumbent stems]

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leaves simple; NOT [leaves pinnately compound]

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leaves wider; NOT [leaves linear, 2.5-7 mm long]

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leaves silver or brownish scurfy; NOT [leaves aromatic, not silvery or brownish scurfy]

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leaves deciduous; NOT [leaves evergreen]

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flowers with only one floral ring, with sepals but not petals

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flowers NOT in catkins or aments; NOT [male flowers, at least, in catkins or aments]

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fruit WITHOUT a feathery style; NOT [fruit with a persistent feathery style]

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fruit fleshy when ripe; NOT [fruit dry when ripe]