Soapberry, also called Buffalo Berry (Shepherdia canadensis) is a shrub, found in dry and open meadows. A member of the Elaeagnaceae Family, its range includes North America.
WWU SAM Project’s, with 32 observations, appears to have little chance of extinction. Please know that most native NW plants make humans sick, many can kill. ~1 in 10, with proper preparation, are consumable; even then perhaps only a part of the plant (root, stalk, leaf, or fruit) is edible. Buffalo Berry was also called Soapberry for a reason: mixed with water it formed a froth thought useful for cleansing.
https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=SHCA
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shepherdia_canadensis
http://www.burkemuseum.org/research-and-collections/botany-and-herbarium/collections/database/results.php?Genus=Shepherdia&Species=canadensis&SourcePage=search.php&IncludeSynonyms=Y&SortBy=DESC&SortOrder=Year
https://burkeherbarium.org/imagecollection/taxon.php?Taxon=Shepherdia%20canadensis
http://naeb.brit.org/uses/search/?string=Shepherdia+canadensis
http://www.burkemuseum.org/research-and-collections/botany-and-herbarium/collections/database/results.php?Genus=Shepherdia&Species=canadensis&SourcePage=search.php&IncludeSynonyms=Y&SortBy=DESC&SortOrder=Year
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