Buffalo Berry

Shepherdia argentea A tall, thorny, thicket-forming native shrub. Well adapted to dry, moderately alkaline and saline soils. Tolerates infertile soils, in part because of its ability to fix and assimilate atmospheric nitrogen. Berries used for jellies.

Leaves and Buds

Bud Arrangement: Opposite

Bud Color: Silvery

Bud Size: Small, solitary or multiple, stalked, oblong

Leaf Type and Shape: Simple, oblong-elliptical

Leaf Margins: Entire

Leaf Surface: Finely-scaled, pubescent

Leaf Length: 1 to 2 inches

Leaf Width: 1/4 to…