Elaeagnus yoshinoi

Botanical Description

Elaeagnus yoshinoi is a densely-branched, deciduous shrub that can grow up to 5 metres tall[ 275 Title Flora of Japan Publication Author Website http://www.foj.info Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora - an excellent resource. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. The plant is endemic to Japan, where it is very rare, and was included as 'Rare' in the 1997 IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants, though it is not included in the list of plants from 2017[ K Title Plants for a Future Author Ken Fern Description Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips. ].