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A small to large shrub or small tree; evergreen; stems erect, or often creep- 

 iiag and rooting, or subterranean ; forms extensive, dense colonies. 



Stomach records: Five species of birds, including bob white. Observations: 

 Captive marsh rabbit ; gray squirrel. An important source of honey. 



Serenoa serrulata, see Serenoa repens. 

 Sericotheca discolor, see Holodiscus discolor. 

 Sericotheca dumosa, see Holodiscus dumosus. 

 Sericotheca glabrescens, see Holodiscus discolor. 

 Sericotheca microphylla, see Holodisous discolor. 

 Sericotheca obovata, see Holodiscus discolor. 

 Sericotheca schaffneri, see Holodiscus schaffneri. 



Serjania brachycarpa Gray. 



Range: 17. 



Site : Dry, sun. 



Fruit: Samara. 

 A vine. 

 Serjania incisa Torr. 



Range: 17. 



Site : Well-drained, sun. 



Fruit: Samara. 

 A vine. 



Shepherdia spp. 



Stomach records (in addition to specific records) : 7 species of birds, includ- 

 ing ruffed grouse; buff -bellied chipmunk, black-tailed deer. Observations (in 

 addition to specific records) : Three species of birds, including prairie chicken; 

 much eaten by pale chipmunk ; porcupine, western chipmunk. 



Shepherdia argentea Nutt. (pi. 40, B). Silver buffaloberry. 



' Lepargyrea argentea (Nutt.) Greene, Elaeagnus utilis Nelson. 

 Range : 4, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23. 

 Site: Dry, well-drained, moist, sun, shade. 

 Fruit : Berry, available July-August. 



A large, somewhat thorny, dioecious shrub ; flowers April-May ; edible fruit 

 borne in great profusion ; difficult to transplant from the wild ; staminate plants 

 in winter have dense clusters of rounded flower buds, while the fruit-bearing, 

 pistillate plants have smaller, flattened, fewer, more slender buds ; 36,000-43,000 

 seeds per pound. 



Stomach records: Twelve species of birds; pale chipmunk. Observations: 

 Western robin, sharp-tailed grouse. Of slight importance as browse for mule 

 deer ; porcupine, Wasatch chipmunk. Worthless as browse for livestock. 



Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt. Canadian buffaloberry. 



Lepargyrea canadensis (L.) Greene, Elaeagnus canadensis (L.) Nelson. 

 Range: 2, 12, 13, 14, 15 (Black Hills), 18, 21, 23, 24, 26, 27. 

 Site : Dry, well-drained, moist, sun, shade. 

 Fruit: Berry, available July-September. 



A small to large, dioecious shrub ; flowers April-June ; typical of moist, open, 

 wooded slopes ; root system compact, fibrous, rather shallow ; commonly occurs 

 on calcareous soil. 



Stomach records: Seven species of birds, including dusky grouse. Observa- 

 tions: Bohemian and cedar waxwings, sharp-tailed grouse ; Alpine chipmunk ; 

 casually browsed by northern white-tailed deer. Without browse value for 

 cattle ; of limited value for sheep before frost. 



Shepherdia rotundifolia Parry. 



Lepargyrea rotundifolia (Parry) Greene, Elaeagnus rotundifolia (Parry) 

 Nelson. 



Range : 9, 11. 

 Site: Dry, sun. 

 Fruit : Berry. 



A small, densely branched evergreen shrub ; flowers in March ; commonly 

 sprawling ; often occurs in clay soil. Considered a valuable winter food for live- 

 stock in southeastern Utah. 



