PLANTS Profile for Olea europaea ssp. europaea (European olive)

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PLANTS Profile

Olea europaea L. ssp. europaea
European olive

Symbol:

OLEUE

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Oleaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree
Shrub

Native Status:

L48		I
HI		I

More Information:

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Olea europaea L. ssp. europaea

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Distribution:
Olea europaea L. ssp. europaea


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (CA, HI)

Related Taxa:
Olea europaea L. ssp. europaea

View 14 genera in Oleaceae, 1 species in Olea, 2 subspecies in Olea europaea L.

Classification:
Olea europaea L. ssp. europaea

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.


Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Scrophulariales
Family	Oleaceae – Olive family
Genus	Olea L. – olive
Species	Olea europaea L. – olive
Subspecies	Olea europaea L. ssp. europaea – European olive

U.S. Weed Information:
Olea europaea L. ssp. europaea

Olea europaea
olive

The related entity italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

Cal-IPC		California Invasive Plant Council. 2006. California Invasive Plant Inventory. Cal-IPC Publication 2006-02 (1 February 2007). California Invasive Plant Council. Berkeley, California.
HEAR		USDI, Geological Survey. 1999. Information index for selected alien plants in Hawaii (20 October 2003). Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk Project, Biological Resources Division, Haleakala Field Station. Makawao, Hawaii.

Introduced Information:
Olea europaea L. ssp. europaea

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Olea europaea L. ssp. europaea

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 524371.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

Time Generated: 05/24/2013 10:58 AM CDT