Russian Olive

Scientific name: Elaeagnus angustifolia L.

Common names: Russian olive, oleaster

Native To: Eurasia

Date of U.S. Introduction: Late 1800s

Images: Invasive.org and Google

Means of Introduction: Ornamental

Impact: Crowds out native species

Current U.S. Distribution:

• PLANTS Database map (see complete PLANTS Profile for county distribution and native status)
• Early Detection & Distribution Mapping System

States Where Reported Invasive: Invasive Plant Atlas of the United States map

Management Plans: Plants

Selected Internet Resources:

• Federal Government
• State Government
• University/Academic
• International
• Organizations

Elaeagnus angustifolia
Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Taxonomy

Elaeagnus angustifolia Article Citation Search - AGRICOLA Database
USDA. National Agricultural Library.
Research; Special Note: NAL Catalog Search (resources)

Elaeagnus angustifolia - Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN)
USDA. ARS. National Genetic Resources Program.
Taxonomy; Distribution; Legal Aspects

Russian Olive - Weed of the Week (Mar 10, 2005; PDF | 108 KB)
USDA. FS. Northeastern Area. Forest Health Protection. Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Habitat; Distribution; Controls

Elaeagnus angustifolia - Fire Effects Information System (FEIS)
USDA. FS. Rocky Mountain Research Station. Fire Sciences Laboratory.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Controls; Special Note: References

Russian Olive - A Field Guide for the Identification of Invasive Plants in Southern Forests
USDA. FS. Southern Research Station.; Bugwood Wiki.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Distribution; Controls

History, Biology, Ecology, Suppression and Revegetation of Russian-Olive Sites (Apr 2002; PDF | 217 KB)
USDA. Natural Resources Conservation Service.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Life Cycle; Habitat; Controls

Plant Profile for Elaeagnus angustifolia - PLANTS Database
USDA. NRCS. National Plant Data Center.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Distribution; Legal Aspects

Russian Olive - Best Management Practices Weed Profile (PDF | 302 KB)
Colorado State Parks.
Identification/Description; Illustrations; Introduction History; Impacts; Habitat; Distribution; Controls; Special Note: References

Russian Olive
Colorado Department of Agriculture. Noxious Weed Management Program.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Distribution; Controls

Autumn-Olive and Russian Olive - Invasive Plants of Ohio
Ohio Department of Natural Resources. Natural Areas and Preserves.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Habitat; Distribution; Controls

Elaeagnus angustifolia, Russian olive
Oklahoma Biological Survey.
Identification/Description; Habitat; Distribution

Autumn Olive and Russian Olive - Invasive Alien Plant Species of Virginia (PDF | 100 KB)
Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation. Natural Heritage Program; Virginia Native Plant Society.
Identification/Description; Illustrations; Introduction History; Impacts; Habitat; Distribution; Controls

Elaeagnus angustifolia (Russian olive, Oleaster) - Invasive Plant Atlas of New England (IPANE)
University of Connecticut. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls

Russian-Olive
University of Florida. Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences.
Identification/Description; Illustrations; Distribution

Autumn Olive / Russian Olive - Maine Invasive Plants Bulletin no. 2525
University of Maine. Cooperative Extension.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Habitat; Distribution; Controls

Elaeagnus angustifolia (Russian Olive)
University of Massachusetts - Boston. Biology Department. Conservation New England.
Distribution; Special Note: Animation of the spread of Russian olive across Massachusetts over time

Russian Olive - Introduced Species Summary Project
Columbia University. Center for Environmental Research and Conservation.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Controls

Autumn Olive and Russian Olive - Invasive Plant Fact Sheets (PDF | 268 KB)
University of Pennsylvania. Morris Arboretum; Delaware River Invasive Plant Partnership.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Habitat; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls

Elaeagnus angustifolia
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Dendrology.
Identification/Description; Photographs

Elaeagnus angustifolia (shrub, tree) - ISSG Global Invasive Species Database
World Conservation Union. Invasive Species Specialist Group.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Controls

Elaeagnus angustifolia - Invasive Plants of California's Wildlands Book (2000)
California Invasive Plant Council.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Illustrations; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls

Russian Olive
Colorado Weed Management Association.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Dispersion

Elaeagnus angustifolia
Discover Life.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Illustrations; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls

Russian olive
Invasive.org.
Photographs; Special Note: Resources

Russian Olive
Plant Conservation Alliance. Alien Plant Working Group.
Identification/Description; Photographs; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Dispersion; Controls

Elaeagnus angustifolia
Pulling Together Initiative. Texasinvasives.org.
Taxonomy; Identification/Description; Photographs; Introduction History; Impacts; Life Cycle; Habitat; Distribution; Dispersion; Controls; Special Note: References