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PLANTS

Russet buffaloberry

Shepherdia canadensis

Plants
NativeShrubPerennialYellow flowers
Russet buffaloberry, In fruit
Russet buffaloberry, In flower
Russet buffaloberry, Flower buds
1.8 mHeight

Perennial shrub reaching 1.8 m. Grows in conifers and near water.

There are 397 observations of Russet buffaloberry in Québec, mostly in Bas-Saint-Laurent, Côte-Nord and Outaouais, and it has been reported in 11 of the 17 regions. They peak from June to August and become rare from October to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Bas-Saint-Laurent87
  2. Côte-Nord71
  3. Outaouais65
  4. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine51
  5. Nord-du-Québec36
  6. Abitibi-Témiscamingue33
  7. Capitale-Nationale23
  8. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean20
  9. Chaudière-Appalaches9
  10. Laurentides1
  11. Montréal1

Habitat

ForestMario Hains
ConifersCephas
Water’s edgepeupleloup
MountainJosyan Pierson

Similar species

Silver buffaloberryShepherdia argentea
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SilverberryElaeagnus commutata
Morrow's honeysuckleLonicera morrowii
Japanese honeysuckleLonicera japonica
ChokecherryPrunus virginiana
OleasterElaeagnus angustifolia
Shiny cotoneasterCotoneaster lucidus
SquashberryViburnum edule
WolfberrySymphoricarpos occidentalis