2. Seabuckthorn. Elaeagnus angustifolia is a deciduous shrub, which is characterized by drought resistance, wind and sand resistance and can survive in saline-alkali land, so it is widely used for soil and water conservation. Seabuckthorn is widely planted in northwest China for desert greening. Seabuckthorn fruit is known as the king of vitamin C because of its high content of vitamin C. Seabuckthorn is the floorboard of plants and their fruits. Seabuckthorn is a deciduous shrub, belonging to Hippophae of Elaeagnaceae.
3. Deciduous shrubs or trees, l.5m high, can grow to 65,438+08m in alpine valleys, and are spiny, stout, terminal or lateral; Young branches are brownish green, densely silvery white with brown scales or sometimes white stellate pilose, and old branches are gray-black and rough; The buds are large, golden yellow or rusty.
4. A single leaf is usually nearly opposite, branching-like, papery, narrowly lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, 30-80mm long and 4- 10(- 13) mm wide, with a obtuse or nearly rounded base at the end, the widest base, green at the top, initially covered with white peltate hairs or stellate hairs, and silvery at the bottom. Petiole is extremely short, almost no or 1- 1.5 mm long.
5. The fruit is spherical, with a diameter of 4-6 mm, orange yellow or orange red; Pedicel length is 1-2.5 mm; Seeds are small, oval to ovoid, sometimes slightly flat, 3-4.2 mm long, black or purple-black, shiny. The flowering period is April-May, and the fruiting period is 9-65438+1October.