Shepherdia argentea (thorny buffaloberry) Community Type

The Shepherdia argentea (thorny buffaloberry) community type occupies a position on the landscape similar to that of the Fraxinus pennsylvanica/Prunus virginiana (green ash/common chokecherry) habitat type and the Acer negundo/Prunus virginiana (box-elder/common chokecherry) habitat type. This site shows Shepherdia argentea community type as found throughout the Northern Great Plains.