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Shepherdia
Shepherdia (Buffaloberries) are a genus of small shrubs which have rather bitter tasting berries, native to North America. The genus has three species:
The fruit are eaten primarily by bears, which by legend, prefer the berries to maintain fat stores during hibernation.[citation needed] Buffaloberries are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including The Engrailed (recorded from S. canadensis) and Coleophora elaeagnisella.
Buffaloberries are edible for humans. They are quite sour, and afterwards leave the mouth a little dry. The berry is recognizeable by being a dark shade of red, with little #000000 dots on them. They are rough to the touch, and found on both trees and shrubs.
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