Native Plants

Silver Buffalo-Berry

Shepherdia argentea
Location

Native to

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Type
Shrubs, Trees
Attributes
Butterflies, Caterpillars, Fruit

Silver Buffalo-Berry, or simply Buffaloberry, is a deciduous shrub that grows up to 20 feet tall with spiny twigs. Its leaves are green with a covering of fine, silky, silvery hairs, while its flowers are pale yellow with no petals, leading to bright red, fleshy fruit. This perennial plant is low maintenance, tolerating poor soils, drought, and extreme cold, though it grows best in full sun and in dry to moist, rocky, sandy, or clayey soils.

May Attract

Silver Buffalo-Berry is thought to attract these families of birds
Family
Cardinals, Grosbeaks and Buntings
Family
Chickadees and Titmice
Family
Crows, Magpies, Jays
Family
Mockingbirds and Thrashers
Family
Nuthatches
Family
Blackbirds and Orioles
Family
New World Sparrows
Family
Thrushes
Family
Vireos
Family
Waxwings
Family
Wood Warblers
Family
Woodpeckers
Family
Wrens

Audubon Centers, State Offices & Chapters

These Audubon locations near you offer native plant services

In some parts of the country you may not have a "local" Audubon that is able to provide help with native plants for birds, but we will still show you the closest Audubon that can help.

Local Nurseries

Find local nurseries and garden centers near you. It's a good idea to call ahead to verify native plant availability and learn what services they offer.

High Country Gardens Store

6921 Pan American Freeway, Albuquerque, NM 87109

(800) 925-9387

Bernardo Beach Native Plant Farm

3729 Arno Street NE, Albuquerque, NM 87107

(505) 345-6248

Santa Ana Garden Center & Native Plant Nursery (Wholesale Only)

2 Dove Road, Santa Ana Pueblo, NM 87004

(505) 867-1323

Trees that Please

3084 NM Hwy 47, Los Lunas, NM 87031

(505) 866-5027

Mesa Garden

PO Box 72, Belen, NM 87002

(505) 864-3131

Pajarito Greenhouse

238 Rio Bravo Dr, Los Alamos, NM 87544

(505) 672-3023

Agua Fria Nursery

1409 Agua Fria Street, Santa Fe, NM 87505

(505) 983-4831

Online Nurseries

Shop trusted online vendors for your home or wholesale project. Many offer shipping across regions, so check availability and delivery timelines before ordering.

Plants of the Southwest

6680 4th Street NW, Albuquerque, NM 87107

(505) 344-8830

Plants of the Southwest

3095 Agua Fria Road, Santa Fe, NM 87507

(505) 438-8888

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Your local Audubon offering native plant services is Bird Alliance of Central New Mexico.
P.O. Box 30002, Albuquerque, NM 87190-0002
| contact@bacnm.org
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Sparrows
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+10

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