Elaeagnaceae
Russet buffaloberry
Shepherdia canadensis
- Family
- Elaeagnaceae
- Genus
- Shepherdia
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Common names
By language (8)
- Chinese
- 加拿大水牛莓, 野牛果
- Danish
- Canadisk Bøffelbær
- English
- Russet buffaloberry
- Finnish
- Kanadanpuhvelinmarja
- German
- Kanadische Büffelbeere, Sheperdia canadensis, Kanadischer Seedorn
- Japanese
- カナダバッファローベリー
- Latvian
- Kanādas šeferdija
- Russian
- Шефердия канадская
Synonyms
- Elaeagnus canadensis (L.) A.Nelson
- Hippophae canadensis L.
- Lepargyrea canadensis (L.) Greene
- Shepherdia canadensis f. canadensis
- Shepherdia canadensis f. xanthocarpa Rehder
Flowers
- Flower colour
- yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Joseph Littlehorn, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Joseph Littlehorn, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: J L, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Ryan Hodnett, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Joseph Littlehorn, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Joseph Littlehorn, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: John Radman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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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.