260 MISC. PUBLICATION 303, U. S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE 
A small to large slirub or small tree; evergreen; stems erect, or often creep- 
ifig and rooting, or snbterranean ; forms extensive, dense colonies. 
Stomach records: Five species of birds, including bob white. OhseroaUons: 
Captive marsh rabbit; gray squirrel. An important source of honey. 
Serenoa serrulata, see Serenoa repens. 
Sericotlieca discolor, see Holodiscus discolor. 
Sericotheca dumosa, see Holodiscus dumosus. 
Sericotheca glabrescens, see Holodiscus discolor. 
Sericotheca microphylla, see Holodiscus 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. Ohservations (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, 5). Silver buff aloberry. 
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. 01)servations: 
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. 
