Shepherdia

See text Shepherdia, commonly called buffaloberry[1] or bullberry, is a genus of small shrubs in the Elaeagnaceae family.Shepherdia is dioecious, with male and female flowers produced on separate plants.The fruit are often eaten by bears, which by legend, prefer the berries to maintain fat stores during hibernation.[6] Buffaloberries are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species, including Ectropis crepuscularia (recorded from S. canadensis) and Coleophora elaeagnisella.Buffaloberries are sour and can be made into jam, pie, jelly, syrup, soups, or prepared like cranberry sauce with sugar added.
Scientific classificationPlantaeTracheophytesAngiospermsEudicotsRosidsRosalesElaeagnaceaeSynonymsnon-legume nitrogen fixersdioeciousShepherdia argenteaShepherdia canadensisShepherdia rotundifoliaendemicArizonaHollickPaleoceneEocenehibernationlarvaeLepidopteraEctropis crepusculariaColeophora elaeagnisellacranberry sauceUnited States Department of AgricultureGeological Society of AmericaCengage LearningWikidataWikispeciesiNaturalistOpen Tree of LifeTropicos