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Elaeagnaceae

Sea-buckthorn

Hippophae rhamnoides L.

Family
Elaeagnaceae
Genus
Hippophae

Pets and kids

  • CatsNot sure
  • DogsNot sure
  • KidsNot sure
Why

Cats: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for cats, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Dogs: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for dogs, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Kids: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for young children, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with a doctor or poison control.

Ate some? Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 (a fee may apply). For a child, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 (US). If they are struggling to breathe or collapse, call 911. Don't give anything by mouth unless a vet or poison expert tells you to.

Sea-buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides)
FlowerPhoto: Kian Hayles-Cotton, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (67)
Arabic
أبو فايس, ابوفا يس, شوك القصار, صفصاف شائك, عقعق, غاسول رومي, هفوف
Armenian
Չիչխան սովորական
arz
ابو فايس
azb
موردارچایابنزر چایتیکانی
Azerbaijani
Murdarçayabənzər çaytikanı
ba
Һырғанаҡ
Belarusian
Абляпіха крушынападобная
Bulgarian
Облепиха
Catalan
Arç groc
Central Kurdish
سرینچکی تاڵ
Chinese
沙棘, 沙棘属, 沙棘屬, 中国沙棘, 酸刺, 酸刺柳, 醋柳, 黄酸刺
Croatian
Vučji trn, Pasji trn
csb
Sëdwina
cv
Сырлăн
Czech
Rakytník řešetlákový
Danish
Almindelig havtorn, Havtidsel, Hippophaë rhamnoides, Klittjørn, Klittorn, Sandtorn
Dutch
Duindoorn
English
Sea-buckthorn, Seaberry
Esperanto
Hipofeo, Hipofao
Estonian
Harilik astelpaju
Finnish
Tyrni, Hippophaë rhamnoides, Hopeatyrni
French
Argousier, Argouse
frr
Dünsuurn
Galician
Espiñeiro marítimo
Georgian
Ქაცვი
German
Sanddorn, Echter Sanddorn, Gemeiner Sanddorn, Hippophaë rhamnoides
Greek
Ιπποφαές
gv
Bugogue varrey
Hebrew
היפופיאה, אובליפיחה, אובליפיכה, אובלפיחה, אובלפיכה, אשחר רוסי, היפופאה
hsb
Wšědny rokotnik
Hungarian
Európai homoktövis, Homoktövis
Icelandic
Hafþyrnir
Irish
Draighean mara
Italian
Olivello spinoso, Olivello
Japanese
サジー, シーバックソーン, シーバックソーン油, シーベリー, チャチャルガン, チャツァルガン, ヒッポファエ, ヒッポファエ属
Kazakh
Şırğanaq, Шырғанақ, شىرعاناق
kbd
Къазмакъей
Korean
산자나무
Kyrgyz
Сары чычырканак
Latvian
Pabērzu smiltsērkšķis
lbe
Щахлу
Lithuanian
Dygliuotasis šaltalankis
Mongolian
Чацаргана
Nepali
मलो
Norwegian Bokmål
Tindved
Norwegian Nynorsk
Tindved
os
Кæркмисындзæг, Hippophaë, Цагъана
Pashto
اکبار
Persian
کام
Polish
Rokitnik zwyczajny
Portuguese
Hippophae, Espinheiro cerval, Espinheiro marítimo
Romanian
Cătină albă, Cătina, Cătină
Russian
Облепиха крушиновидная, Облепиха крушиновая, Hippóphaë rhamnoídes, Облепиха крушинная, Облепиха обыкновенная, Таловый тёрн
se
Duordna
Serbian
Pasji trn, Пасји трн
Slovak
Rakytník rešetliakový
Slovenian
Navadni rakitovec, Morska krhlika, Pasji grm
smn
Turnâ
sms
Tyrnn
Swedish
Havtorn
Tajik
Ангат
Turkish
Yalancı iğde
udm
Вӧёпу
Ukrainian
Обліпиха крушиновидна, Обліпиха, Обліпиха крушиноподібна
vro
Nõglapai
Welsh
Rhafnwydden y Môr
xmf
Ქუცი, Კვადაკი

Synonyms

  • Argussiera rhamnoides (L.) Bubani
  • Elaeagnus rhamnoides (L.) A.Nelson
  • Hippophaes rhamnoideum (L.) St.-Lag.
  • Osyris rhamnoides (L.) Scop.
  • Rhamnoides hippophae Moench

Flowers

In flower
April to May (from 30 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Flower colour
yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit
Shrub, Tree
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Canada: introduced

Photos

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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.