Participant Info

Species

Shepherdia canadensis [Lepargyrea canadensis] [Hippophaë canadensis]

Family

Elaeagnaceae

CommonName

russet buffaloberry, bullberry, rabbitberry, beef-suet tree

Presence

YES

Status

native

EarliestDate

1912

LatestDate

2020

Ecosystem

foothill, montane, subalpine

Geobotanical

SSawatch, Garitas, SSanjuans, NCristos

Counties

Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Hinsdale, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache

Passes

Carnero, Cochetopa, South, Spring Creek

WildlifePreserves

Other Localities

PhotoRecords

YES Rich Haswell: Rio Grande Co, San Francisco Cr, quarter mile from trailhead, in aspen grove, male plant in flower 24 May 2020

Comments

In the Watershed, the dioecious shrub Sherpherdia canadensis is common in mixed conifer woods, on both sides of the Valley—much more common than silverleaf buffaloberry (S. argentea). There is one observation from the Culebras: Costilla Co, 3 km north of the New Mexico border, 2020 (iNaturalist photorecord). The species is probably more common in the Culebras, judging from New Mexico records. The USA range is the Rocky Mountains (down to about Santa Fe but no farther south), with a narrow fringe along the Canadian border and the Great Lakes.

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