Sea Buckthorn

Elaeagnus rhamnoides

Plant Data

Order:

Rosales

Family:

Elaeagnaceae (Sea Buckthorn)

Flowering Months:

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC

Flowers:

Tiny green and without petals, appearing along the stems.

Fruit:

An abundance of orange berries cover the tree.

Leaves:

Deciduous. Silvery leaves that are linear and untoothed.

Maximum Size:

6 meters tall.

Foraging Notes:

The orange berries are edible and nutritious but much too sour to eat raw. Small inedible seeds are present inside the berries.
Never consume a wild plant unless you are 100% certain that it is safe to eat and you know that you have identified it correctly.

Other Names:

Sallowthorn, Sandthorn, Seaberry, Siberian Pineapple..

Habitats:

Sand dunes, sea cliffs, seaside.