Elaeagnaceae
Silverberry
Elaeagnus commutata
- Family
- Elaeagnaceae
- Genus
- Elaeagnus
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Common names
By language (15)
- Arabic
- خلاف فضي
- Belarusian
- Лох серабрысты
- Chinese
- 蔓胡颓子
- Czech
- Hlošina stříbrná
- Danish
- Bredbladet Sølvblad
- Dutch
- Zilverwilg
- English
- Silverberry, Wolf-willow
- Estonian
- Läikiv hõbepuu
- Finnish
- Lännenhopeapensas, Hopeapensas, Aitokilsepensas
- French
- Chalef argenté
- German
- Silber-Ölweide
- hsb
- Slěborny dźiwi wolijowc
- Latvian
- Sudraba eleagns
- Lithuanian
- Amerikinis žilakrūmis
- Russian
- Лох серебристый
Synonyms
- Elaeagnus argentea Pursh
- Elaeagnus argentea Nutt.
- Elaeagnus argentea subsp. eu-argentea Servett.
- Elaeagnus argentea subsp. pauciflora Servett.
- Elaeagnus argentea subsp. rotundifolia Servett.
- Elaeagnus argentea subsp. sinuosa Servett.
- Elaeagnus argentea var. elongata Servett.
- Elaeagnus argentea var. maxima Servett.
- Elaeagnus glabra K.Koch
- Elaeagnus veteris-castelli Lepage
- Shepherdia argentea Schltdl.
Flowers
- In flower
- May to June (from 283 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
- Flower colour
- yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Kallum McDonald, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Peter L Achuff, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Norma Malinowski, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Ellyne Geurts, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Tenneh Garlimah, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Arthur Whiting, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: votax, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Rowan Fehr, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Chérif-Jacques Allali, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.