Hippophae rhamnoides
Hippophae rhamnoides, also known as sea-buckthorn,: 277 is a species of flowering plant in the family Elaeagnaceae, native to the cold-temperate regions of Europe and Asia. It is a spiny deciduous shrub. The plant is used in the food and cosmetics industries, in traditional medicine, as animal fodder, in horticulture, and for ecological purposes.
Hippophae rhamnoides | |
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Common sea buckthorn shrub | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Elaeagnaceae |
Genus: | Hippophae |
Species: | H. rhamnoides |
Binomial name | |
Hippophae rhamnoides | |
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