Elaeagnaceae Shepherdia argentea (Pursh) Nutt.
Silver Buffaloberry
Navajo - Food, Fruit
Use documented by:
Hocking, George M., 1956, Some Plant Materials Used Medicinally and Otherwise by the Navaho Indians in the Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, El Palacio 56:146-165, page 156
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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: Navajo
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fruit
Notes: Fresh fruit used for food.
RECRD: 3188 id: 37787