Taxon Report

Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt.

Canadian buffalo-berry

Print Report

Classification


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

Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:	perennial shrub
Blooming Period: Apr-Jul	Apr-Jul
Elevation:	1731-1731 (5680-5680)
General Habitats:	Upper montane coniferous forest
Microhabitat:	Rocky, Serpentine, Streambanks
Microhabitat Details:

Conservation Status


CA Rare Plant Rank:	2B.1
Global Rank:	G5
State Rank:	S1
State List:	None
Fed List:	None
Other Status:
CRPR Changes:	changed from 2.1 to 2B.1 on 2013-06-12 changed from 2.2 to 2.1 on 2009-11-19 added to 2.2 on 2006-10-13

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB


Total Occurrences:	1
Element Occurrence Ranks:
Excellent (A)	0
Good (B)	0
Fair (C)	0
Poor (D)	0
None (X)	0
Unknown (U)	1

Location


California Endemic: False
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Siskiyou (SIS)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
China Mtn. (4112245)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


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

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:

Selected References

CRPR List Addition on 2006-10-13

USFS Potential Species of Conservation Concern Profile

Citation California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2024. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 27 December 2024].