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Native Plants of the Chaplin Lake Area

Silverberry

Elaeagnus commutata

The silverberry, often referred to as "wolf willows", is a shrub growing from 1-3 m with grayish twigs. It is found where soils are light and moisture plentiful. Its leaves are silvery yellow with a shiny appearance on the underside. The silverberry offers good cover for many upland birds.

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