Elaeagnus mollis is an endemic to China, being one of the state-protected two-grade rare and endangered plants, and distributed mainly in hills and lower-mountains in southern Shanxi and at the northern foot of Qinling Ranges in Shaanxi.

• 翅果油树是我国特有种，为国家2级珍稀濒危保护植物，主要分布于山西南部的低山和丘陵区以及陕西秦岭北麓的户县。