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|accepted_name=Hippophaë
|accepted_authority=Linnaeus
|publications={{Treatment/Publication
|title=Sp. Pl.
|place=2: 1023. 1753
|year=1753
|other_info_on_pub=(as Hippophae)
}}
|common_names=Seaberry
|basionyms=
|synonyms=
|hierarchy=Elaeagnaceae;Hippophaë
|hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Elaeagnaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Hippophaë]]</div></div>
|etymology=Greek hippos, of horse, and phaeos, splendor, probably alluding to ancient use of silvery leaves as horse fodder to supposedly make their coats shine or boost their energy
|volume=Volume 10
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--><span class="statement" id="st-undefined" data-properties=""><b>Trees </b>or shrubs, dioecious, armed, clonal from root crowns. <b>Stems</b> glabrescent, trichomes gray. <b>Leaves</b> deciduous, alternate; petiolate or sessile; blade linear or linear-lanceolate, base attenuate or oblique, apex acute or rounded, surfaces covered with silver-green scales, silver-gray abaxially, dark gray-green adaxially, hairs sparsely interspersed with brown scales. <b>Inflorescences</b> spikes (in staminate plants) or racemes (in pistillate plants), appearing before leaves. <b>Pedicels</b> present or absent. <b>Flowers</b> unisexual; hypanthium inconspicuous; calyx lobes 2; nectary disc inconspicuous; stamens 4, alternate and opposite calyx lobes; style inconspicuous; stigma sessile, capitate. <b>Fruits</b> drupelike, orange or yellow-orange, fleshy. <b>Seeds</b> smooth. <b>x</b> = 12.</span><!--

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|distribution=Europe;Asia.
|introduced=true
|discussion=<p>Species ca. 4 (1 in the flora).</p><!--
--><p>Unlike other genera of Elaeagnaceae, Hippophaë is wind-pollinated and the flowers are unscented. Flowers are conspicuous in spring because they develop before the leaves; in fall, the plants blaze with large clusters of bright orange fruits. The fruits are a rich source of vitamin C; the juice may protect against arsenic toxicity (R. Gupta and S. J. Flora 2005).</p>
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name=Hippophaë
|authority=Linnaeus
|rank=genus
|parent rank=family
|synonyms=
|basionyms=
|family=Elaeagnaceae
|distribution=Europe;Asia.
|introduced=true
|reference=None
|publication title=Sp. Pl.
|publication year=1753
|special status=
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|genus=Hippophaë
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