Elaeagnaceae
Silver buffaloberry
Shepherdia argentea
- Family
- Elaeagnaceae
- Genus
- Shepherdia
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Shepherdia argenteaElaeagnaceae
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Common names
By language (11)
- azb
- گۆموشو شئفئدری
- Azerbaijani
- Gümüşü şefedriya
- Bulgarian
- Сребриста шефердия
- Chinese
- 野牛果, 银色水牛果, 银色野牛果, 銀水牛莓
- chy
- Ma'emenôtse
- Danish
- Sølvgrå Bøffelbær
- English
- Silver buffaloberry
- Finnish
- Hopeapuhvelinmarja
- French
- Shépherdie argentée
- Latvian
- Sudraba šeferdija
- Russian
- Шефердия серебристая, Ягода буйвола
Synonyms
- Elaeagnus utilis A.Nelson
- Hippophae argentea Pursh
- Hippophae argentea Pursh
- Lepargyrea argentea (Pursh) Greene
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.