PLANTS Profile for Shepherdia (buffaloberry)

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PLANTS Profile

Shepherdia Nutt.
buffaloberry

Symbol:

SHEPH

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Elaeagnaceae

Duration:

Growth Habit:

Native Status:

None

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More Information:

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Shepherdia Nutt.

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Distribution:
Shepherdia Nutt.

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, AZ, CA, CO, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, ME, MI, MN, MT, ND, NE, 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 Nutt.

View 3 genera in Elaeagnaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Shepherdia argentea
silver buffaloberry

Shepherdia canadensis
russet buffaloberry

Shepherdia rotundifolia
roundleaf buffaloberry

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Shepherdia 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

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Shepherdia 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
Martin			Minor				Low

Wildlife Habitat Values

Martin, A.C., H.S. Zim, and A.L. Nelson. 1951. American wildlife and plants: A guide to wildlife food habits. Dover Publications, New York.

More Accounts and Images:
Shepherdia Nutt.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 27777.

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

Time Generated: 10/17/2008 04:38 PM MDT