Elaeagnaceae Shepherdia argentea (Pursh) Nutt.

Silver Buffaloberry

Thompson - Food, Fruit

Use documented by:
Steedman, E.V., 1928, The Ethnobotany of the Thompson Indians of British Columbia, SI-BAE Annual Report #45:441-522, page 489

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Scientific name: Shepherdia argentea (Pursh) Nutt.
USDA symbol: SHAR (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Silver Buffaloberry
Family: Elaeagnaceae
Family (APG): Elaeagnaceae
Native American Tribe: Thompson
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Fruit
Notes: Scarlet, sour fruits eaten fresh.

RECRD: 41667 id: 37801