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Shepherdia rotundifolia

Parry

Roundleaf Buffaloberry

G3Vulnerable (G3G4) Found in 12 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G3VulnerableGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.153881
Element CodePDELG03030
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderProteales
FamilyElaeagnaceae
GenusShepherdia
Other Common Names
roundleaf buffaloberry (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Review Date1993-06-30
Change Date1993-06-30
Edition Date1993-06-30
Edition AuthorsStoner, N.
Rank Reasons
Endemic to Colorado Plateau and occurs in AZ and UT.
Range Extent Comments
UT: Emery, Garfield, Kane, San Juan, Sevier, Washington, and Wayne counties. AZ. A Colorado Plateau endemic.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Blackbrush, ephedra, rabbitbrush, shadscale, pinyon-juniper, and ponderosa pine communities at 1220-2565 m.
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN3
ProvinceRankNative
UtahS3Yes
ArizonaS2Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (12)
Utah (12)
AreaForestAcres
Boulder Mtn. / Boulder Top / Deer LakeDixie National Forest110,690
Box - Death HollowDixie National Forest3,175
Capital ReefDixie National Forest763
FishhookDixie National Forest12,959
Happy ValleyDixie National Forest14,458
Hog RanchDixie National Forest17,130
Jake HollowDixie National Forest15,146
Long Neck Mesa / Steep Creek / Oak Creek - Steep Creek / OakDixie National Forest55,489
Lookout PeakFishlake National Forest9,195
South RimDixie National Forest1,372
Thousand Lake MountainFishlake National Forest27,267
Wayne WonderlandFishlake National Forest12,395
References (3)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2021. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 10. Magnoliophyta: Proteaceae to Elaeagnaceae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiv + 456 pp.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  3. Welsh, S.L., N.D. Atwood, L.C. Higgins, and S. Goodrich, eds. 1987. A Utah Flora. Great Basin Naturalist Memoir 9: 1- 894. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah. 894 pp.