Shepherdia rotundifolia
Shepherdia rotundifolia, the roundleaf buffaloberry or silverleaf, is a evergreen shrub in the oleaster family that grows only in the Colorado Plateau of the southwestern United States. The common name comes from western settlers using the cooked berries in a sauce for eating cooked buffalo meat.
Leaves and stems
"Rotundifolia" is for the oval or egg-shaped leaves, which can vary to being lance shaped. They are long, silvery green on top, and hairy and pale on the bottom.Inflorescence and fruit
Flowers open from May to June and are yellowish. They are produced singly or in a cluster from leaf axils.Fruits are elliptical, with star-shaped hairs.