Elaeagnaceae
Roundleaf buffaloberry
Shepherdia rotundifolia
- Family
- Elaeagnaceae
- Genus
- Shepherdia
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 圆叶野牛果
- English
- Roundleaf buffaloberry
Synonyms
- Elaeagnus rotundifolia (Parry) A.Nelson
- Lepargyrea rotundifolia Greene
Flowers
- In flower
- March to May (from 67 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Wendy McCrady, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Rupert Clayton, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Marcin Zuwała, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Cody Stricker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andrew Dudley, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andrii Khmelkov, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Grant Chovil, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Logan J.L. Bradley, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.