Shepherdia argentea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Elaeagnaceae |
Genus: | Shepherdia |
Species: | S. argentea
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Binomial name | |
Shepherdia argentea | |
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Shepherdia argentea, commonly called silver buffaloberry,[3] bull berry, or thorny buffaloberry, is a species of Shepherdia in the Oleaster family.
It is native to central and western North America, from the Prairie Provinces of Canada (Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba) southwards in the United States as far as Ventura County in California, as well as northern Arizona, and northwestern New Mexico.[4][5]