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Sea buckthorns
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Sea buckthorns

Hippophae

Hippophae is a genus of sea buckthorns, deciduous shrubs in the family Elaeagnaceae. The name sea buckthorn may be hyphenated to avoid confusion with the buckthorns (Rhamnus, family Rhamnaceae). It is also referred to as sandthorn, sallowthorn, or seaberry.

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8 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Sea-buckthorn

speciesHippophae rhamnoides

Hippophae sinensis

speciesHippophae sinensis

Hippophae salicifolia

speciesHippophae salicifolia

Hippophae tibetana

speciesHippophae tibetana

Hippophae gyantsensis

speciesHippophae gyantsensis

Hippophae neurocarpa

speciesHippophae neurocarpa

Hippophae litangensis

speciesHippophae litangensis

Hippophae × goniocarpa

hybridHippophae × goniocarpa

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Sea buckthorns in Plant Touchstone (Phytobasanos)

Plant Touchstone (Phytobasanos)

Fabio Colonna · 1592 · p.127

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 157648.