PLANTS Profile for Shepherdia argentea (silver buffaloberry)

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Shepherdia argentea (Pursh) Nutt.
silver buffaloberry

Symbol:

SHAR

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Elaeagnaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree
Shrub

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Photo of Shepherdia argentea (Pursh) Nutt.

Herman, D.E., et al. 1996. North Dakota tree handbook. USDA NRCS ND State Soil Conservation Committee; NDSU Extension and Western Area Power Administration, Bismarck. Courtesy of ND State Soil Conservation Committee. Provided by USDA NRCS ND State Office. United States, ND. Usage Requirements.

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Shepherdia argentea (Pursh) Nutt.

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Synonyms:
Shepherdia argentea (Pursh) Nutt.

	ELUT	Elaeagnus utilis A. Nelson
	LEAR10	Lepargyrea argentea (Pursh) Greene

Distribution:
Shepherdia argentea (Pursh) Nutt.


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AZ, CA, CO, IA, ID, KS, MI, MN, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, NY, OR, SD, UT, WI, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, SK)

Related Taxa:
Shepherdia argentea (Pursh) Nutt.

View 3 genera in Elaeagnaceae, 3 species in Shepherdia

Classification:
Shepherdia argentea (Pursh) Nutt.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Rhamnales
Family	Elaeagnaceae – Oleaster family
Genus	Shepherdia Nutt. – buffaloberry
Species	Shepherdia argentea (Pursh) Nutt. – silver buffaloberry

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Shepherdia argentea (Pursh) Nutt.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Iowa:
buffaloberry		Threatened

More Accounts and Images:
Shepherdia argentea (Pursh) Nutt.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 27778.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Related Web Sites:
Shepherdia argentea (Pursh) Nutt.

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Canada-Tree Canada Foundation

Henriette's Herbal Homepage

MI-Michigan State University Extension

NC-Plant Fact Sheets

NY-Cornell University Horticulture

Natural History of the North Woods

OR-Landscape Plants (Oregon State University)

WI-Landscape Plants of the Upper Midwest U.S.

Time Generated: 09/16/2008 09:02 AM MDT