Species Details

Shepherdia canadensis

Canadian buffalo-berry

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Classification

Scientific Name: Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt.
Common Name: Canadian buffalo-berry
Family:	Elaeagnaceae
Element Code:	PDELG03020
USDA Plants Symbol:	SHCA
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	2B.1
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G5
State Rank:	S1
Other Status:
CRPR Changes: added to 2.2 on 2006-10-13
Add Date:	2006-10-13
Date Edited:	2022-06-08

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial shrub

Blooming Period: Apr-Jul

Elevation:
1731 - 1731 meters
5680 - 5680 feet

General Habitats:

Upper montane coniferous forest

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Rocky
Serpentine
Streambanks

Notes

Notes: Known in CA from only the Klamath Mtns. of SIS Co. Possibly threatened by logging. See Four Seasons 10: 59-60 (1995) and Madroño 43(1):97 (1996) for information on the first record in CA.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	1
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	1	100 %
Logging	1	100%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					1
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	0	0	0	0	1

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	1
Recent <=20 Years	0

Presence:
Presumed Extant	1
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
Alaska (AK), Arizona (AZ), California (CA), Colorado (CO), Idaho (ID), Illinois (IL), Indiana (IN), Maine (ME), Michigan (MI), Minnesota (MN), Montana (MT), Nevada (NV), New Mexico (NM), New York (NY), North Dakota (ND), Ohio (OH), Oregon (OR), Pennsylvania (PA), South Dakota (SD), Utah (UT), Vermont (VT), Washington (WA), Wisconsin (WI), Wyoming (WY)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Siskiyou (SIS)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
China Mtn. (4112245)

Notes:

Definitions of codes following a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
Quad and county data is imported from the CNDDB. Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable. These data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.

Regional Map

Map

Presumed Extant

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CNPS Status Review:	CRPR List Addition on 2006-10-13
Other:	USFS Potential Species of Conservation Concern Profile

CNPS Rare Plant Inventory