Common names:
Silver Buffaloberry
Buffaloberry
Silverberry
Buffalo Berry

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:Cactus/Succulent
Life cycle:Annual
Sun Requirements:Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences:Wet
Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness:Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone:Zone 7a
Leaves:Good fall color
Needled
Fruit:Pops open explosively when ripe
Other
Fruiting Time:Other
Flowers:Fragrant
Other
Flower Color:Brown
Flower Size:4"-5"
Flower Time:Year Round
Inflorescence Type:Cyathium
Thyrse
Underground structures:Rhizome
Suitable Locations:Bog gardening
Uses:Flowering Tree
Cooked greens
Good as a cover crop
Edible Parts:Sap
Eating Methods:Culinary Herb/Spice
Cooked
Dynamic Accumulator:K (Potassium)
Wildlife Attractant:Birds
Hummingbirds
Resistances:Salt tolerant
Propagation: Seeds:Days to germinate
Propagation: Other methods:Cuttings: Root
Pollinators:Water
Miscellaneous:Genetically Modified
Epiphytic
Conservation status:Near Threatened (NT)

Unripe round, green berries with light spots on twigs underneath

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