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Similar Shepherdia, Shepherdia canadensis, Amelanchier utahensis, Fraxinus anomala, Penstemon utahensis | ||
Preparing shepherdia rotundifolia for shipment to switzerland
Shepherdia rotundifolia, the roundleaf buffaloberry or silverleaf, is a 3-to-6-foot (1-to-2-meter) evergreen shrub in the oleaster family (Elaeagnaceae) that grows only in the Colorado Plateau (endemic) of the southwestern United States. The common name comes from western settlers using the cooked berries in a sauce for eating cooked buffalo meat.
Contents
- Preparing shepherdia rotundifolia for shipment to switzerland
- Leaves and stems
- Inflorescence and fruit
- Habitat and range
- References
Leaves and stems
"Rotundifolia" is for the oval or egg-shaped leaves, which can vary to being lance shaped. They are 1⁄4 to 1 1⁄2 inches (6 to 38 mm) long, silvery green on top (hence the other common name), and hairy and pale on the bottom.
Inflorescence and fruit
Flowers open from May to June and are yellowish. They are produces singly or in a cluster from leaf axils.
Fruits are elliptical, with star-shaped hairs.
Habitat and range
It grows in mixed desert shrub, pinyon juniper woodland, and ponderosa pine forest communities as high as 7,800 feet (2,400 m) elevations.