Shepherdia argentea
 
Silver Buffaloberry

Male Flowers in Ground

Douglas Provincial Park
21-April-2007

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Argentea Answers to key questions in Budd's Flora (BF) and Flora of Alberta (FOA) leading to this species. 
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shrub or small tree; NOT [low undershrub]

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plant bearing long thorns; NOT [plant without thorns]

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leaves oblong; NOT [leaves oval]

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leaves silvery on both sides; NOT [leaves green and nearly glabrous above, silvery below]

 

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Shepherdia: Answers to key questions in Budd's Flora (BF) and Flora of Alberta (FOA) leading to this genus. 
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leaves opposite; NOT [leaves alternate]

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flowers unisexual (plant dioecious) ; NOT [flowers perfect]

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stamens 8; NOT [stamens 4]

 

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Elaeagnaceae: Answers to key questions in Budd's Flora  leading to this family. 
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shrubs or trees; NOT [herbs]

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plants NOT climbing

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plants with erect stems; NOT [plants with decumbent stems]

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leaves simple; NOT [leaves pinnately compound]

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leaves wider; NOT [leaves linear, 2.5-7 mm long]

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leaves silver or brownish scurfy; NOT [leaves aromatic, not silvery or brownish scurfy]

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leaves deciduous; NOT [leaves evergreen]

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flowers with only one floral ring, with sepals but not petals

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flowers NOT in catkins or aments; NOT [male flowers, at least, in catkins or aments]

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fruit WITHOUT a feathery style; NOT [fruit with a persistent feathery style]

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fruit fleshy when ripe; NOT [fruit dry when ripe]