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Hippophae rhamnoides

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Hippophae rhamnoides

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Also known as Sea-buckthorn

species of plant

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Hippophae rhamnoides, commonly known as sea buckthorn, seaberry, or Sanddorn, is a species of woody plant in the family Elaeagnaceae. It belongs to the genus Hippophae and is classified within the order Rosales, class Magnoliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta. The scientific name is attributed to Linnaeus. This taxon is also recognized as a medicinal plant and serves as a source of sea buckthorn oil.

The species has a recorded range in Xinjiang and the Tibet Autonomous Region. Its IUCN conservation status is listed as Least Concern, a designation from 2018. Uses for the plant include food, therapeutic food, and fruit. The taxon is distinct from Pleurozium schreberi.

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Species

Least Concern

sea buckthorn

Hippophae rhamnoides

SPECIES

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderRosales
  5. FamilyElaeagnaceae
Native toAfghanistan, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belgium, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, China South-Central, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, Finland, France
Observations22,294
Observations recorded130,405

Common Name: sea buckthorn

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
1,807
With media
1,278
Family
Elaeagnaceae
Collections
MICH, CM, QUE, DEK, UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS, NCSC
Recorded in
India, Canada, United States, Switzerland, Romania, Belgium, Germany, Mexico
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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Subclass of
woody plant
Parent taxon
Hippophae
Image
Hippophae (Novogrudinina).jpg
Has use
fruit
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taxon rank
species
taxon name
Hippophae rhamnoides
Commons category
Hippophae rhamnoides
Commons gallery
Hippophae rhamnoides
GRIN URL
npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=19177
taxon common name
navadni rakitovec
this taxon is source of
sea buckthorn oil
different from
Pleurozium schreberi
IUCN conservation status
Least Concern
short name
H. rhamnoides
taxon range
Xinjiang
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Encyclopedic overview

Sea-buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides), also known as sea buckthorn, sandthorn, sallowthorn or seaberry, is a species of flowering plant in the family Elaeagnaceae, native to cold-temperate regions of Eurasia. It is a spiny deciduous shrub. The fruit has culinary uses, while its extracts, including its oil, are used in the cosmetics industry and within traditional medicine. It is also used as animal fodder, in horticulture, and for ecological purposes.

Description and biology

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