Shepherdia argentea

Shepherdia argentea

Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Elaeagnaceae
Genus: Shepherdia
Species:
S. argentea
Binomial name
Shepherdia argentea
Synonyms
  • Elaeagnus utilis A.Nelson (1935)
  • Hippophae argentea Pursh (1813)
  • Lepargyrea argentea (Pursh) Greene (1890)

Shepherdia argentea, commonly called silver buffaloberry, bull berry, or thorny buffaloberry, is a species of Shepherdia in the Oleaster family. It is native to central and western North America.