Shepherdia argentea

Shepherdia argentea

Secure  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Elaeagnaceae
Genus: Shepherdia
Species:
S. argentea
Binomial name
Shepherdia argentea
Synonyms[2]
  • Elaeagnus utilis A.Nelson (1935)
  • Hippophae argentea Pursh (1813)
  • Lepargyrea argentea (Pursh) Greene (1890)

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]

  1. ^ NatureServe (2024). "Shepherdia argentea". Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Shepherdia argentea (Pursh) Nutt". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  3. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Shepherdia argentea". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  4. ^ "Shepherdia argentea". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  5. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map