Elaeagnus mollis is one of the larger shrubs and dwarf trees, being an endemic to China and one of the China protected two-grade rare and endangered plants. Because of the restriction of geographic factors, there are only two or three disjuncted populations distributed in the southwest of Shanxi. E. mollis is vulnerable to extinction because of its rarity, endangerment, and limited distribution. First, the morphology, physiology of seed, biological traits, geographic distribution, ecological and...