Shepherdia Nutt.

Buffaloberry (en)

Genus

Angiosperms > Rosales > Elaeagnaceae

Characteristics

Dioecious; fls in small clusters on twigs of the previous year, the pistillate ones usually few; sep greenish-yellow within; fls with an 8-lobed disk at the summit of the hypanthium; stamens 8, alternating with the lobes of the disk; pistillate fls with the hypanthium constricted at the summit; fr ± berry-like, without a well developed stone; lvs opposite. (Lepargyrea) 3, N. Amer.
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Nitrogen fixer frankia
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

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Images

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Distribution

Shepherdia world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:331958-2
WFO ID wfo-4000035241
COL ID 7GD6
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Shepherdia Lepargyrea Leptargyreia

Lower taxons

Shepherdia canadensis Shepherdia argentea Shepherdia rotundifolia