Shepherdia

genus of plants
Taxon taxon Q247641
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Shepherdia

Summary

Shepherdia is a taxon[1]. Shepherdia has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Shepherdia's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Shepherdia is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Shepherdia is classified within Elaeagnaceae[5].
  • Shepherdia's scientific name is Shepherdia[6].
  • Shepherdia's Commons category is recorded as Shepherdia[7].
  • Shepherdia's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Shepherdia[8].
  • Shepherdia's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[9].
  • Shepherdia's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=11119[10].
  • Shepherdia is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'buffaloberry'}[11].
  • Shepherdia is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '野牛果属'}[12].
  • Shepherdia is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '水牛果属'}[13].
  • Shepherdia's different from is recorded as Shepherdia[14].
  • Shepherdia's has fruit type is recorded as berry[15].

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Classification

Shepherdia's scientific name is Shepherdia[6]. Shepherdia is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Shepherdia is classified within Elaeagnaceae[5]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'buffaloberry'}[11], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '野牛果属'}[12], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '水牛果属'}[13].

Identifiers

Shepherdia's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 72359[16]. Shepherdia's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 36904[17]. Shepherdia's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 71206[18]. Shepherdia's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3039276[19]. Shepherdia's ITIS TSN is recorded as 27777[20].

Why It Matters

Shepherdia has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Shepherdia is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [20] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [18] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [19] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . A new list of threatened woody species in China under future global change scenarios. wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . Families and genera of Chinese angiosperms: a synoptic classification based on APG III. wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . wikidata.org.
  18. [15] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10h ago · Debessis · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has fruit type berry
    Instance of taxon
    Parent taxon Elaeagnaceae
    Taxon rank genus
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