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Russian olive

Elaeagnus pungens

389Records since 2000
SeptemberPeak month
66Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan18
Feb11
Mar25
Apr36
May49
Jun34
Jul39
Aug42
Sep58
Oct45
Nov21
Dec10

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Surrey England18
2Kent England15
3Norfolk England9
4Cornwall England9
5Dorset England8
6Cambridgeshire England7
7Devon England7
8Somerset England7
9Pembrokeshire Wales7
10Suffolk England6
11Gloucestershire England6
12Oxfordshire England5
13Lincolnshire England5
14Sefton England5
15Bradford England5
14 England1 Scotland1 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 66 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
389
Peak month
September
Counties with records
66
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Elaeagnus pungens
Group
Flowering plants
NBN Atlas records since 2000
97
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Family
Elaeagnaceae
Genus
Elaeagnus
Name with authority
Elaeagnus pungens Thunb.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q181318 · GBIF 3039270