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Encyclopedia > Shepherdia

Buffaloberry
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Rosales
Family: Elaeagnaceae
Genus: Shepherdia
Species

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The Buffaloberries (Shepherdia) are a genus of small shrubs which have rather bitter tasting berries, native to North America. The genus has three species:


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Factors such as the availability of resources, plant community structure, and proximity to other keystone species all affect the significance a community places on a particular organism.
These species may be ubiquitous throughout a nation's territory, such as soapberry (Shepherdia canadensis) among the Secwepemc or Shuswap Nation of British Columbia.
Conversely, some species may be used or depended upon by just one group within a broader culture or tribe.
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