Abstract: Based on the collection ways of specimen in flowering season and fructescence from same plant, taxonomic characters of the species in genus Elaeagnus L. from Xinjiang were discussed in this paper. Through comparing and classifying to the species of this genus, three species and one variety were ascertained from Xinjiang: E. oxycarpa Schlecht., E. angustifolia L., E. angustifolia var. orientalis(L.) Kuntze, E. moorcroftii Wall. ex Schlecht.. Characters of some species also were completed in this paper.

Key words: Elaeagnus L., classification, Xinjiang