Utah Valley University Herbarium

Label

Accession No. 14778 
Family Elaeagnaceae 
Species Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt.
Collector Information R. Van Buren  (1478)  25 August 2006 , with J. Cooper
Voucher Voucher for "Woody Plants of Utah" by R. Van Buren, K.T. Harper, J. Cooper 
Geography United States,  Utah, Utah County
Lat./Long. 40°  27' 13.35" N, 111°  39 ' 35.73" W at 6200 feet (1890 m)
Locality American Fork Canyon, Alpine Loop Rd, at junction with Utah Highway 144; 
Climate NCDC temperatures, daily high (red), daily average (green) and daily low (blue), from 1970 to 2000 at this location.   NCDC average monthly precipitation from 1970 to 2000 at this location.

Taxonomy


Synonyms recognized by ITIS (bold taxon is currently accepted):

     Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt.

     Elaeagnus canadensis (L.) A. Nels.
     Lepargyrea canadensis (L.) Greene

Common Name(s): russet buffaloberry, russet buffalo-berry.

Taxonomic Hierarchy: (ITIS TSN=27779, click for more information and references)

        Kingdom: Plantae
            Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
                Division: Magnoliophyta
                    Class: Magnoliopsida
                        Subclass: Rosidae
                            Order: Rhamnales
                                Family: Elaeagnaceae
                                    Genus: Shepherdia
                                        Species: Shepherdia canadensis
                                                                                            

Images

Images of other samples of the same species:
specimen image: 03081s1.jpg 
03081
specimen image: 03348s1.jpg 
03348
specimen image: 06121s1.jpg 
06121
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09053
specimen image: 09744s1.jpg 
09744
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11220
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11220
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11220
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11335
specimen image: 11913s1.jpg 
11913
specimen image: 13377s1.jpg 
13377
specimen image: 13412s1.jpg 
13412
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15730

Nearby Accessions


Other accessions in the database collected near this one:

Accession Name Dist., dir.
15336 Abies concolor      "white fir" 2.1 mi. N
15337 Abies lasiocarpa      "subalpine fir" 2.1 mi. N
15335 Acer glabrum      "Rocky Mountain maple" 2.1 mi. N
15323 Acer glabrum     2.1 mi. N
04440 Agropyron cristatum  ssp. cristatum   "crested wheatgrass" 1.5 mi. SW
04603 Agrostis exarata      "spike bentgrass" same section
05150 Arnica latifolia      "broad-leaf arnica" same section
13667 Artemisia tridentata      "big sagebrush" 1.1 mi. W
15324 Artemisia tridentata      "big sagebrush" 2.1 mi. N
15326 Aster      2.1 mi. N
03887 Balsamorhiza macrophylla      "cut-leaf balsamroot" 1.5 mi. SW
03873 Carex raynoldsii      "Raynolds' sedge" 1.5 mi. SW
05066 Clematis occidentalis      "purple virgins-bower" same section
02835 Corallorhiza striata      "hooded coralroot" 1775 ft. NW
05151 Corallorhiza striata      "hooded coralroot" same section
15325 Epilobium       "willowherb" 2.1 mi. N
02833 Erysimum capitatum  var. capitatum   "sand dune wallflower" 1775 ft. NW
04604 Festuca saximontana  var. saximontana   "Rocky Mountain fescue" same section
02834 Hackelia patens  var. patens   "spotted stickseed" 1.5 mi. SW
04416 Juncus tenuis      "poverty rush" same section
08846 Mentzelia dispersa      "bushy blazingstar" 1.2 mi. W
14775 Monardella odoratissima     1.5 mi. N
13666 Paxistima myrsinites      "Oregon boxleaf" 1.1 mi. W
03885 Phacelia hastata      "silverleaf scorpionweed" 1.5 mi. SW
15334 Physocarpus malvaceus      "mallow ninebark" 2.1 mi. N
15331 Picea engelmannii      "Engelmann spruce" 2.1 mi. N
15330 Pinus contorta      "lodgepole pine" 2.1 mi. N
02258 Pinus contorta      "lodgepole pine" 1.5 mi. SW
02269 Pinus flexilis      "limber pine" 1.5 mi. SW
15322 Populus angustifolia      "narrowleaf cottonwood" 2.1 mi. N
15333 Populus angustifolia      "narrowleaf cottonwood" 2.1 mi. N
03884 Potentilla gracilis  var. fastigiata  1.5 mi. SW
02836 Ranunculus inamoenus      "graceful buttercup" 1.5 mi. SW
14776 Ribes cereum     1.8 mi. N
14773 Ribes hudsonianum     1.2 mi. W
15327 Rosa woodsii      "Woods' rose" 2.1 mi. N
08953 Rubus parviflorus      "thimbleberry" 1.3 mi. S
15321 Sambucus cerulea     2.1 mi. N
03883 Sanguisorba minor      "small burnet" 1.5 mi. SW
04365 Saxifraga odontoloma      "brook saxifrage" 1.5 mi. SW
15329 Solidago       "goldenrod" 2.1 mi. N
15328 Solidago       "goldenrod" 2.1 mi. N
14774 Sphaeromeria diversifolia     1.5 mi. N
15332 Thalictrum fendleri      "Fendler's meadow-rue" 2.1 mi. N
08837 Veronica biloba      "twolobe speedwell" 1.2 mi. W
03886 Viola nuttallii      "Nuttall's violet" 1.5 mi. SW

Locale


Nearby locations from the USGS Geographic Name Information System (GNIS) database:

Name County Dist., dir. Elevation (ft.) 7.5' Quad Name
Roadhouse Campground (Locale) Utah County, UT 360 ft. N 6516  Timpanogos Cave 
South Fork Ranger Station (Locale) Utah County, UT 513 ft. SW 6086  Timpanogos Cave 
South Fork American Fork Canyon (Valley) Utah County, UT 541 ft. W   Aspen Grove 
Echo Campground (Locale) Utah County, UT 900 ft. NW 6106  Timpanogos Cave 
Martin Campground (Locale) Utah County, UT 0.8 mi. N 6316  Timpanogos Cave 
Little Mill Canyon (Valley) Utah County, UT 0.7 mi. SW   Timpanogos Cave 
Little Mill Campground (Locale) Utah County, UT 0.7 mi. W 6050  Timpanogos Cave 
Gray Cliff Campground (Locale) Utah County, UT 0.8 mi. W 6047  Timpanogos Cave 
Mutual Dell Organization Camp (Locale) Utah County, UT 0.9 mi. SE 6470  Timpanogos Cave 
Bear Canyon (Valley) Utah County, UT 0.9 mi. SE   Timpanogos Cave 
Mutual Dell (Populated Place) Utah County, UT 1 mi. SE 6503  Timpanogos Cave 
Warnick Campground (Locale) Utah County, UT 1.2 mi. N 6345  Timpanogos Cave 
Pine Hollow (Valley) Utah County, UT 1.1 mi. SE   Aspen Grove 
Rock Canyon (Valley) Utah County, UT 1.1 mi. W   Timpanogos Cave 
North Mill Campground (Locale) Utah County, UT 1.1 mi. W 6113  Timpanogos Cave 
Mile Rock Campground (Locale) Utah County, UT 1.4 mi. N 6467  Timpanogos Cave 
Hanging Rock Picnic Ground (Locale) Utah County, UT 1.3 mi. W 5985  Timpanogos Cave 
Newton Canyon (Valley) Utah County, UT 1.8 mi. N   Timpanogos Cave 
Tank Canyon (Valley) Utah County, UT 1.5 mi. W   Timpanogos Cave 
Hanging Rock Campground (Locale) Utah County, UT 1.5 mi. W 6086  Timpanogos Cave 

Links

Taxon Links for species Shepherdia canadensis  (L.) Nutt.

CalPhotos, Berkeley Digital Library Project

CNPS Manual of California Vegetation Database

USDA Plants database
University of Washington Herbarium: Plants of Washington (images)

Texas A&M University: Image Library (images)

Lady Bird Johnson's Wildflower Center

Google Images

External link to this species in the UVU Herbarium:
http://herbarium.UVU.edu/virtual/search.asp?taxon=Shepherdia+canadensis

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