PLANTS Profile for Sambucus nigra (black elderberry)

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PLANTS Profile

Sambucus nigra L.
black elderberry

Symbol:

SANI4

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Caprifoliaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree
Shrub

Native Status:

L48		NI
HI		I
PR		N
VI		I
CAN		NI


Common Names:
	elderberry
	common elderberry
	elder

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

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Sambucus nigra L.

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Distribution:
Sambucus nigra L.


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), USA+ (PR, VI), CAN (BC, MB, NB, NS, ON, PE, QC), DEN (GL)

Related Taxa:
Sambucus nigra L.

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

Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis
American black elderberry

Sambucus nigra ssp. cerulea
blue elderberry

Sambucus nigra ssp. nigra
European black elderberry

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Sambucus nigra 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 nigra L. – black elderberry

Introduced Information:
Sambucus nigra L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Sambucus nigra L.

Sambucus canadensis [=SANIC4]:

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

UPL,FACW

FACW-

FAC

FAC+

FACW

UPL

Sambucus cerulea [=SANIC5]:

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,FAC

FAC-

FAC

FACU

FAC

Sambucus mexicana [=SANIC4]:

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,FAC

FAC

FACU

FAC

FACU

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Sambucus nigra L.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 35324.

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

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

View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

Time Generated: 10/07/2008 02:10 PM MDT