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Shepherdia rotundifolia

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Shepherdia rotundifolia, the roundleaf buffaloberry[2] or silverleaf, is a 3-to-6-foot (1-to-2-meter) evergreen shrub in the oleaster family (Elaeagnaceae) that grows only in the Colorado Plateau (endemic) of the southwestern United States.[3]: 97  The common name comes from western settlers using the cooked berries in a sauce for eating cooked buffalo meat.[3]: 97 

Clade:Tracheophytes
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Rosids
Quick facts Roundleaf buffaloberry, Conservation status ...
Roundleaf buffaloberry
Roundleaf buffaloberry with flowerbuds in Grand Canyon National Park
Vulnerable
Vulnerable (NatureServe)[1]
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Elaeagnaceae
Genus: Shepherdia
Species:
S. rotundifolia
Binomial name
Shepherdia rotundifolia
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Leaves and stems

"Rotundifolia" is for the oval or egg-shaped leaves, which can vary to being lance shaped.[3]: 97  They are 1⁄4 to 1+1⁄2 inches (6 to 38 mm) long, silvery green on top (hence the other common name), and hairy and pale on the bottom.[3]: 97 

Inflorescence and fruit

Flowers open from May to June and are yellowish.[3]: 97  They are produced singly or in a cluster from leaf axils.[3]: 97 

Fruits are elliptical, with star-shaped hairs.[3]: 97 

Habitat and range

It grows in mixed desert shrub, pinyon juniper woodland, and ponderosa pine forest communities as high as 7,800 feet (2,400 m) elevations.[3]: 97 

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