Elaeagnus commutata
Silverberry
 
Great Plains of the Midwestern United States

 
12 feet
Yellow flowers are small and very fragrant
May
Silvery foliage
 
 
 
Fruits are egg-shaped and silvery colored
 
 
 
 
Differentiated from Shepherdia argentea, with which it is frequently confused, because Shepherdia has opposite leaves and this has alternate leaves.

 

 
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