Details for: PI 478005, Shepherdia argentea (Pursh) Nutt., 'Sakakawea'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Shepherdia argentea (Pursh) Nutt.
Cultivar:
'Sakakawea'
Origin:
Collected – Manitoba, Canada
Received by NPGS:
Mar 1983
PI Assigned:
1983
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Life Habit:
Shrub
Availability
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Shepherdia argentea (Pursh) Nutt.
Cultivar:
'Sakakawea'
Origin:
Collected – Manitoba, Canada
Received by NPGS:
Mar 1983
PI Assigned:
1983
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Life Habit:
Shrub
Source History
Collected
September 1954.
Manitoba, Canada
Locality: Research Station, Morden, Manitoba
Habitat: Research station or other ex situ site
Comment: Collected by J.D. McDermand.
Developed

North Dakota, United States
Comment: USDA NRCS Plant Materials Center, Bismarck, ND
Donated
March 1983.
Maryland, United States
Comment: Received through the USDA NRCS Plant Materials Center, Beltsville, MD
Donor(s):
Accession Group(s)
Group name: NRCS Conservation Plant Releases
Note: These are accessions released by the USDA-NRCS Plant Materials Centers. Accessions may represent germplasm that is of wild origin and has not been altered; germplasm that is of wild origin but developed (F1 or F2) by utilizing numerous germplasms from across a similar ecoregion; or germplasm of cultivated origin. Releases are selections with superior performance.
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Accession Names and Identifiers
'Sakakawea'
Type: Cultivar name
Group: NRCS
Natural Resources Conservation Service
USDA, NRCS

T 6158
Type: Other or unclassified name

Narrative
‘Sakakawea’ silver buffaloberry is a large shrub with silvery, oblong leaves and predominantly red fruit, but 12 to 20 percent of female plants produce yellow fruit. Male and female flowers grow on separate plants. They bloom in April and are clustered on short spur branches or scaly stalks. The dry, thin-walled fruit ripens in September and is ⅛ to ¼ inch in diameter. It is winter hardy and drought and alkali tolerant. Potential multiple use conservation plant: wildlife habitat, shelterbelts, ornamental, critical area stabilization, surface mine reclamation.
Shepherdia argentea (Pursh) Nutt.
Genus:
Shepherdia
Family:
Elaeagnaceae
Nomen number:

33863
Place of publication:

Gen. N. Amer. pl. 2:240. 1818
Verified:
12/29/2006 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Hippophae argentea Pursh

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Lepargyrea argentea (Pursh) Greene

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishbuffalo-berry  1McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
Englishrabbit-berry  1Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora.
Englishsilver buffaloberry  1Little, E. L., Jr. 1979. Checklist of United States trees, Agric. Handb. 541
Swedishbisonbuske  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Annotations
Other Links
USDA NRCS Brochure
Actions
  • Description Of NC7 Ornamental Trials: The NC-7 Regional Ornamental Plant Trials, began in 1954 through the efforts of a small group of dedicated horticulturists under the leadership of Professor S.A. McCrory of South Dakota State College (now University). The north central United States is a region of climatic extremes, and many parts of the region have alkaline soils that developed under grasslands. Because of these conditions, the diversity found in commercially available woody plants adapted to the area is less than that found in most other parts of our nation. The NC-7 Regional Ornamental Plant Trials were started with the ultimate goal of expanding the range of useful plants in the nursery trade. The emphasis in this program has been placed on detailed, long-term evaluations at a broad range of sites rather than on promotion of new plants. The NC-7 Trials rely on a network of horticultural cooperators located at sites scattered across the Central United States. Cooperators establish plantings, observe and evaluate the plants through the seasons, and prepare performance reports one, five, and ten years after planting. These reports are sent to the North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station (NCRPIS) in Ames, Iowa where they are recorded. Because of the broad range of environments found among the trial sites, it is unusual for any particular trial plant to perform well at a majority of the sites, making system-wide releases difficult. However, when plants perform especially well at sites, the NCRPIS Horticulturist assists trial site cooperators in introducing the new plants, with any official releases initiated through the cooperators' institutions rather than through the Plant Introduction Station.
  • Summary Of The Ten Year Performance: Ten sites evaluated this accession through the 5-year evaluation period; nine sites reported on living plants through the 10-year period. The Morris, MN site, which reported a leaf spot fungus, all sites reported foliage to be clean all season. Two sites, one in Iowa and one in Minnesota, reported winter injury to the tips of twigs or to the snow line. Five western sites (two in North Dakota, and one each in Colorado, Minnesota, and Nebraska) recommended this accession citing the red fruits, silver-green foliage, hardiness, drought tolerance, uses for wildlife and xeric plantings, and lack of problems. Noting a somewhat leggy appearance, the East Lansing, MI site was undecided on whether this accession merited a recommendation. Two Minnesota sites, the Ames, IA site, and the Wichita, KS site did not recommend this accession citing poor appearance, winter injury, and/or yearly dieback. 1996.
Pathogens
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Citations
Pedigree
Female external name:
Goldeye
Pollination type:
OPEN
Description:
Sakakawea silver buffaloberry originated from open pollinated seed collected in 1954 from the cultivar ‘Goldeye’ at the Canadian Department of Agriculture's research station in Morden, Manitoba. Seedlings used for advanced testing were established at the USDA NRCS Plant Materials Center in Bismarck, North Dakota.