Thorny Olive
Elaeagnus pungens
IntroducedInvasive · FISC Category II
Invasive — FISC Category II. The Florida Invasive Species Council lists this plant as increasing in abundance or frequency, though not yet altering Florida plant communities to the extent of Category I species. Please don't plant it; if it's on your land, consider removing it. About the FISC list
Where it grows in Florida
- Panhandle
- Bay, Escambia, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Jefferson, Leon, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Wakulla, Walton
- North
- Alachua, Clay, Columbia, Duval, Flagler, Marion, Nassau, St. Johns
- Central
- Brevard, Citrus, Hernando, Hillsborough, Orange, Pinellas, St. Lucie, Sarasota, Seminole, Sumter, Volusia
- South
- Charlotte, Martin, Palm Beach
33 of 67 counties, from research-grade iNaturalist observations. They show where people have photographed it, not every place it grows — absence here isn't proof it's absent.
