沙枣(原变种) sha zao (yuan bian zhong)

Elaeagnus angustifolia var. caspica Sosnowsky; E. angustifolia f. culta Sosnowsky; E. angustifolia var. virescens Sosnowsky; E. hortensis M. Bieberstein; E. hortensis subsp. moorcroftii (Wallich ex Schlechter) Servettaz; E. moorcroftii Wallich ex Schlechter; E. oleaster Linnaeus.

Leaf blade lanceolate, oblong-linear, or linear-lanceolate, 2.5-7 × 0.4-1.5 cm. Drupe 0.7-1.4 × 0.5-1 cm, or larger, olive-shaped, 1.7-2 × ca. 1.3 cm (f. culta). Fl. May-Jun, fr. Sep.

Sea coasts, river and lake shores, dry river beds, mountains. Gansu, Hebei, Henan, Liaoning, Nei Mongol, Ningxia, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Xinjiang [Afghanistan, NW India, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, NE Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan; SW Asia, E Europe; naturalized in North America].