Trees and Shrubs Overview
Ponderosa Pine   Pinyon Pine   Utah Juniper   Gambel Oak   Douglas-fir
Cliffrose   Apache Plume   Mormon Tea   Utah Serviceberry   Fernbush   Wax Currant   Big Sagebrush
Fremont Barberry   Rabbit Brush   Banana Yucca   Utah Agave   Mountain Mahogany   Blueberry Elder
Rock Mat   Brickellbush   Buffalo Berry

BUFFALO BERRY

Oleaster Family

Shepherdia rotundifolia

Buffalo Berry

Buffalo Berry is most common in the eastern part of Grand Canyon's South Rim from Moran Point to Desert View. The bush is compact and rounded, up to five feet tall but usually less. The oval one-inch leaves are cupped downward. They are silvery green, thick and woolly, with silver scales.
Buffalo Berry Leaves Buffalo Berry leaves resemble little silver-green tongues. The shrub is evergreen.

Buffalo Berry

Inconspicuous March-June yellow flowers give way to 3/8 inch gray edible, juicy fruits important to wildlife.










Trees and Shrubs Overview
Ponderosa Pine   Pinyon Pine   Utah Juniper   Gambel Oak   Douglas-fir
Cliffrose   Apache Plume   Mormon Tea   Utah Serviceberry   Fernbush   Wax Currant   Big Sagebrush
Fremont Barberry   Rabbit Brush   Banana Yucca   Utah Agave   Mountain Mahogany   Blueberry Elder
Rock Mat   Brickellbush   Buffalo Berry
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