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Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt.
russet buffaloberry

       
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Photo of Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt.
Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Canada. Usage Requirements.
 
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Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt.

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Synonyms:
Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt.

  ELCA15 Elaeagnus canadensis (L.) A. Nelson
  LECA13 Lepargyrea canadensis (L.) Greene
 

Distribution:
Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AK, AZ, CA, CO, ID, IL, IN, ME, MI, MN, MT, ND, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, SD, UT, VT, WA, WI, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, QC, SK, YT)
 

Related Taxa:
Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt.

View 3 genera in Elaeagnaceae, 3 species in Shepherdia
 

Classification:
Shepherdia canadensis (L.) 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 canadensis (L.) Nutt. – russet buffaloberry
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Shepherdia canadensis (L.) 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.

Illinois:
buffalo berry              Endangered
Indiana:
Canada buffalo-berry              Extirpated
Maine:
Canada buffaloberry              Endangered
Pennsylvania:
Canada buffalo-berry              Endangered
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
NI NI NO NI NI NO NO NI NI NI NO NI NO NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt.

  Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds
Source Large Mammals Food Large Mammals Cover Small Mammals Food Small Mammals Cover Water Birds Food Water Birds Cover Terrestrial Birds Food Terrestrial Birds Cover
Quinlan             Low Low
Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Quinlan, S.E., and S. Cuccarese. 2004. Native Alaskan and exotic plants used by wildlife(AK-Native Alaskan And Exotic Plants Used By Wildlife, 4 April 2005). Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Anchorage.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Shepherdia canadensis (L.) 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 27779.

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 5 propagation protocols from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

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

 
 
Time Generated: 08/13/2009 08:30 PM MDT