| Accepted name: |
Shepherdia canadensis (L.) Nutt. |
| Synonym(s): |
-Elaeagnus canadensis L.
-Lepargyrea canadensis (L.) Greene
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| English names: |
Canada Soapberry
Rabbit-berry
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| French names: |
Shépherdie du Canada
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Rhamnales
Family: Elaeagnaceae
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| OPL Code: |
WSHECA
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
1.2 |
| Lifecycle: |
P |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
- |
| Distribution: |
-
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
Berries whipped until foamy and eaten as "Indian ice cream"(3). |
| Key Characters: |
- |
