Hippophae rhamnoides
Sea-buckthorn · also Sea buckthorn, Sandthorn, Sallowthorn
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Hippophae rhamnoides, commonly known as sea-buckthorn, is a spiny deciduous shrub native to cold-temperate regions of Eurasia. Its fruit is used culinarily, and its extracts are utilized in cosmetics and traditional medicine. The plant also serves as animal fodder and is used in horticulture and for ecological purposes.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 2530.05%—3.9 in
- 350.00%—2.6 in
- 300.01%—3.4 in
- 240.01%27 yr6.1 in
- 160.01%—6.5 in
- 40.00%—9.8 in
- 30.00%—4.0 in
- 30.00%——
- 20.00%——
Traits
- Foliage
- Deciduous
Trunk diameters across every city: median 3.9 in, mean 4.5 in, 90th percentile 6.2 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- Baltic mixed forests
- Central China Loess Plateau mixed forests
- Central European mixed forests
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas & Shrublands
- South Siberian forest steppe
Other Hippophae in the catalogue
2 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
