PLANTS Profile for Sambucus nigra ssp. cerulea (blue elderberry)

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PLANTS Profile

Sambucus nigra L. ssp. cerulea (Raf.) R. Bolli
blue elderberry

Symbol:

SANIC5

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Caprifoliaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Shrub
Tree

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N


Common Names:
	blue elder

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Photo of Sambucus nigra L. ssp. cerulea (Raf.) R. Bolli

Sambucus cerulea

William & Wilma Follette. USDA NRCS. 1992. Western wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. West Region, Sacramento. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Sambucus nigra L. ssp. cerulea (Raf.) R. Bolli

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Synonyms:
Sambucus nigra L. ssp. cerulea (Raf.) R. Bolli

SACA52	Sambucus caerulea Raf., orth. var.
SACAN4	Sambucus caerulea Raf. var. neomexicana (Woot.) Rehder, orth. var.
SACAV	Sambucus caerulea Raf. var. velutina (Durand & Hilg.) Schwerin, orth. var.
SACE3	Sambucus cerulea Raf.	blue elderberry, blueberry elder, Mexican elder, blue elder
SACEN	Sambucus cerulea Raf. var. neomexicana (Woot.) Rehder
SACEV	Sambucus cerulea Raf. var. velutina (Durand & Hilg.) Schwerin
SAGL14	Sambucus glauca Nutt.
SAMEC3	Sambucus mexicana C. Presl ex DC. ssp. caerulea (Raf.) E. Murray, orth. var.
SAMEC	Sambucus mexicana C. Presl ex DC. ssp. cerulea (Raf.) E. Murray
SAMEC4	Sambucus mexicana C. Presl ex DC. var. caerulea (Raf.) E. Murray, orth. var.
SAMEC2	Sambucus mexicana C. Presl ex DC. var. cerulea (Raf.) E. Murray
SANE2	Sambucus neomexicana Woot.
SANEV	Sambucus neomexicana Woot. var. vestita (Woot. & Standl.) Kearney & Peebles
SANIC6	Sambucus nigra L. ssp. caerulea (Raf.) R. Bolli, orth. var.	blue elder, blue elderberry
SAVE3	Sambucus velutina Durand & Hilg.

Distribution:
Sambucus nigra L. ssp. cerulea (Raf.) R. Bolli


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USA (AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, TX, UT, WA, WY), CAN (BC)

Related Taxa:
Sambucus nigra L. ssp. cerulea (Raf.) R. Bolli

View 11 genera in Caprifoliaceae, 5 species in Sambucus, 3 subspecies in Sambucus nigra L.

Classification:
Sambucus nigra L. ssp. cerulea (Raf.) R. Bolli

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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 nigra L. – black elderberry
Subspecies	Sambucus nigra L. ssp. cerulea (Raf.) R. Bolli – blue elderberry