PLANTS Profile for Sambucus racemosa (red elderberry)

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PLANTS Profile

Sambucus racemosa L.
red elderberry

Symbol:

SARA2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Caprifoliaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree
Shrub

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N

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R.A. Howard. ©Smithsonian Institution. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, Richard A. Howard Photograph Collection. Sweden. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Sambucus racemosa L.

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Distribution:
Sambucus racemosa L.


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SD, TN, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT)

Related Taxa:
Sambucus racemosa L.

View 11 genera in Caprifoliaceae, 5 species in Sambucus or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Sambucus racemosa ssp. kamtschatica
red elder

Sambucus racemosa ssp. sibirica

Sambucus racemosa ssp. sieboldiana

Sambucus racemosa var. melanocarpa
Rocky Mountain elder

Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa
red elderberry

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Sambucus racemosa L.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Dipsacales
Family	Caprifoliaceae – Honeysuckle family
Genus	Sambucus L. – elderberry
Species	Sambucus racemosa L. – red elderberry

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Sambucus racemosa L.

The related entities and synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Illinois:
Sambucus pubens [=SARAR3]
red-berried elder		Endangered
Kentucky:
Sambucus racemosa ssp. pubens [=SARAR3]
red elderberry		Endangered
Rhode Island:
Sambucus racemosa var. pubens [=SARAR3]
red-berried elderberry		Historical

Wetland Indicator Status:
Sambucus racemosa L.

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACU,FACU+

FACU

FACU+

FACU

Sambucus melanocarpa [=SARAM4]:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACU-,FACW

FACW*

FACU-

FACU

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Sambucus racemosa L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 35326.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View 6 propagation protocols from Native Plants Network.

View species account, photographs, and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

Time Generated: 09/17/2008 08:29 AM MDT