Oleaceae
Desert olive
Forestiera shrevei
- Family
- Oleaceae
- Genus
- Forestiera
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Desert olive
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Daniel, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Daniel, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: brettaugust, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ian McFaul, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alina Martin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jill DeVito, PhD, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Daniel, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Daniel, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Andrew Meeds, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Sue Carnahan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Daniel, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Daniel, CC0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification 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.