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''Shepherdia argentea'', commonly called silver buffaloberry, bull berry, or thorny buffaloberry, is a species of ''Shepherdia'' in the Russian olive family. It is native to central and western North America, from the Prairie Provinces of Canada (Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba) southwards in the United States as far as Ventura County in California, as well as northern Arizona, and northwestern New Mexico.〔Germplasm Resources Information Network: (''Shepherdia argentea'' )〕〔(Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map )〕 ==Description== ''Shepherdia argentea'' is a deciduous shrub growing from tall. The leaves are arranged in opposite pairs (rarely alternately arranged), 2–6 cm long, oval with a rounded apex, green with a covering of fine silvery, silky hairs, more thickly silvery below than above.〔 The flowers are pale yellow, with four sepals but no petals.〔 The fruit is a bright red fleshy drupe 5 mm in diameter; it is edible but with a rather bitter taste.〔Jepson Flora: (''Shepherdia argentea'' )〕 Two cultivars, 'Xanthocarpa' and 'Goldeneye', form yellow fruit. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Shepherdia argentea」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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