Difference between revisions of "Shepherdia rotundifolia"

Parry

Amer. Naturalist 9: 350. 1875.

Common names: Roundleaf buffaloberry silver-scale
Synonyms: Elaeagnus rotundifolia (Parry) A. Nelson Lepargyrea rotundifolia (Parry) Greene
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Latest revision as of 11:31, 9 May 2022

Shrubs, 0.5–2 m, not clonal. Stems unarmed. Leaves ever-green; blade broadly ovate, 1.5–3.5 × 1–3 cm, margins revolute, surfaces silvery-pubescent, hairs stellate. Flowers: sepals green, 2.5–4 mm on staminate flowers, 2–3 mm on pistillate flowers; nectary disc conspicuous. Fruits light green, ellipsoid, 6–8 mm, dry (not fleshy), densely silvery-scaly and stellate-pubescent. Seeds brown, 3–4 mm.


Phenology: Flowering Mar–May.
Habitat: Dry, open, often rocky places, sandstone, sometimes on clay soils, pinyon-juniper zone.
Elevation: 1000–2600 m.

Discussion

Shepherdia rotundifolia is an attractive shrub of the southwestern deserts of North America; it grows on rock ledges or slick-rock sandstone habitats where the rounded growth form and bright silver indument are distinctive. Drought tolerance makes it a good candidate for gardens in arid regions; it has been planted in some botanical gardens.

Selected References

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Lower Taxa

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... more about "Shepherdia rotundifolia"
Leila M. Shultz +  and William A. Varga +
Roundleaf buffaloberry +  and silver-scale +
Ariz. +  and Utah. +
1000–2600 m. +
Dry, open, often rocky places, sandstone, sometimes on clay soils, pinyon-juniper zone. +
Flowering Mar–May. +
Amer. Naturalist +
Elaeagnus rotundifolia +  and Lepargyrea rotundifolia +
Shepherdia rotundifolia +
Shepherdia +
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