Elaeagnaceae Shepherdia argentea (Pursh) Nutt.
Silver Buffaloberry
Lakota - Food, Fruit
Use documented by:
Kraft, Shelly Katheren, 1990, Recent Changes in the Ethnobotany of Standing Rock Indian Reservation, University of North Dakota, M.A. Thesis, page 43
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Shepherdia argentea (Pursh) Nutt.
Scientific name: Shepherdia argentea (Pursh) Nutt.
USDA symbol: SHAR (
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Common names: Silver Buffaloberry
Family: Elaeagnaceae
Family (APG): Elaeagnaceae
Native American Tribe: Lakota
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fruit
Notes: Berries eaten fresh.
RECRD: 46115 id: 37777