(Russet Buffaloberry)
Shepherdia canadensis, Golden Horseshoe, Breckenridge 6747
Shepherdia canadensis, Golden Horseshoe, Breckenridge 6750
Shepherdia canadensis, Golden Horseshoe, Breckenridge 6764/6789
Shepherdia canadensis, Golden Horseshoe, Breckenridge 6758
Shepherdia canadensis, Golden Horseshoe, Breckenridge 6794
| Scientific Name | Shepherdia canadensis | USDA PLANTS Symbol | SHCA |
| Common Name | Russet Buffaloberry, Canada Buffaloberry | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 27779 |
| Family | Elaeagnaceae (Oleaster) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description |
Life zones and habitat: Foothills to subalpine (7500 to 11600 ft.); pine forests, shady areas. Plant: Shrub 20 to 80 inches tall; dioecious; stems with brownish, scaly bark, without spines or prickles. Leaves: Opposite, lanceolate to ovate, 1-1/2 to 2-3/4 inches long; green upper surfaces with star-shaped (stellate) hairs, grayish lower surface dotted with brownish scale and stellate (star-like) hairs. Inflorescence: Small yellow-green flowers at leaf axils on newer branches, about 1/8-inch across, no petals, bowl-shaped calyx with 4 triangular, petal-like lobes. Staminate plants with 1 or more male flowers in each axil with 8 protruding stamens; pistillate plants with just 1 female flower in each axil and with protruding pistil. Bloom Period: May to July. Fruit: Small red or yellow-red berries about 1/3-inch across, a few scaly bumps on surface. References: Minnesota Wildflowers and "Flora of Colorado" by Jennifer Ackerfield. |
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Colorado Status: Native |
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