Question: I've discovered a shrub at Quincy Bog Natural Area in Rumney, NH that I can't identify. Leaves are alternating, shiny, …
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Question
I've discovered a shrub at Quincy Bog Natural Area in Rumney, NH that I can't identify. Leaves are alternating, shiny, and lanceolate. Flowers are small, white, and trumpet shaped and the flowers appear in threes with the flower stalks dropped over the leaf axil. 2 photos are attached.
Answer
Dear gdewold, your plant is Elaeaganus umbellata (autumn-olive). If you examine it closely, you will see silver scales on the underside of the leaf that create the shiny aspect of the leaves.
