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Also called Senjed, Persian olive, wild olive, ◼︎ silver berry and oleaster.
Very distantly related to (not in the same genus, family, order nor subclass as) the food olive 🇪🇺 European olive Olea europaea. Instead, …
Part of oleaster/silverberry genus Elaeagnus in oleaster family Elaeagnaceae in 🍎︎ apple / 🍇︎ berry / buckthorn / elm / hemp / 🌹︎ rose order Rosales.
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Uses by native peoples(Ethnobotany database)
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🏠︎ 🌳︎ broadleaves, ╟ alternate, 🍂︎ simple non-lobed ___ smooth
🍎︎🍇︎🌰︎🌾︎ fruit berries nuts cones seeds