Shepherdia

Shepherdia

Taxobox
name = "Shepherdia"


image_width = 240px
image_caption = "Shepherdia argentea", western Nevada
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Rosales
familia = Elaeagnaceae
genus = "Shepherdia"
genus_authority = Nutt.
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = See text

"Shepherdia" (Buffaloberries) are a genus of small shrubs which have rather bitter tasting berries, native to North America. The genus has three species:
*"Shepherdia argentea" - Silver Buffaloberry
*"Shepherdia canadensis" - Canada Buffaloberry
*"Shepherdia rotundifolia" - Round-leaf Buffaloberry

The fruit are eaten primarily by bears, which by legend, prefer the berries to maintain fat stores during hibernation.Fact|date=September 2007 Buffaloberries are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including The Engrailed (recorded from "S. canadensis") and "Coleophora elaeagnisella".

Buffaloberries are edible for humans. They are quite sour, and afterwards leave the mouth a little dry. The berry is recognizable by being a dark shade of red, with little white dots on them. They are rough to the touch, and found on both trees and shrubs.


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  • Shepherdia — Shep*her di*a, n.; pl. {Shepherdias}. [NL. So called from John Shepherd, an English botanist.] (Bot.) A genus of shrubs having silvery scurfy leaves, and belonging to the same family as El[ae]agnus; also, any plant of this genus. See {Buffalo… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Shepherdĭa — (S. Nutt.), Pflanzengattung aus der Familie der Elaeagneae, Diöcie Oktandrie L.; Arten: S. argentea, Strauch in Missouri, Blätter mit silberglänzenden Schüppchen bedeckt; S. canadensis, ebenfalls in Nordamerika …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Shepherdĭa — Shepherdĭa, s. Lepargyrea …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Shepherdia — Shépherdie Shepherdia …   Wikipédia en Français

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  • Shepherdia — ID 77854 Symbol Key SHEPH Common Name buffaloberry Family Elaeagnaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity N/A US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AK, AZ, CA, CO, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, ME, MI, MN, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, SD …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Shepherdia argentea — Shepherdia argentea …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Shepherdia argentea — Taxobox name = Silver Buffaloberry image caption = Shepherdia argentia , Saskatchewan regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Rosales familia = Elaeagnaceae genus = Shepherdia species = S. argentea binomial =… …   Wikipedia

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