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Sambucus nigra is a species complex of flowering plants in the family Viburnaceae native to most of Europe. [1] Common names include elder , elderberry , black elder , European elder , European elderberry , and European black elderberry .
English: Natural distribution map for the North American Sambucus nigra (black & blue elderberry) subspecies: Sambucus nigra subsp. canadensis (green, from Little's S. canadensis map and red from Little's S. mexicana Presl map) Sambucus nigra subsp. cerulea (dark blue, from Little's S. glauca map and light blue from Little's S. velutina map)
Sambucus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Adoxaceae. The various species are commonly referred to as elder, elderflower or elderberry . Description
Sambucus mexicana has been utilized by a variety of Indigenous tribes in California, like Acjachemen Indians of San Juan Capistrano, California, and is an important plant for them. [8] For the Acjachemen people, it is known as the “tree of music,” for the construction of wood to develop into clapper sticks , a wind instrument.
Sambucus cerulea is a large, deciduous shrub, which can grow to be 9 metres (30 feet) in height and 6 m (20 ft) in width. It normally grows rather wildly from several stems, which can be heavily pruned (or even cut to the ground) during winter dormancy.
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Sambucus callicarpa: Pacific red-berried elder Caprifoliaceae (honeysuckle family) Sambucus canadensis: American elder; common elderberry Caprifoliaceae (honeysuckle family) Sambucus ebulus: European dwarf elder Caprifoliaceae (honeysuckle family) Sambucus melanocarpa: black-berried elder Caprifoliaceae (honeysuckle family) Sambucus nigra
Adoxaceae, commonly known as moschatel family, [2] is a small family of flowering plants in the order Dipsacales, now consisting of five genera and about 150–200 species.. They are characterised by opposite toothed leaves, small five- or, more rarely, four-petalled flowers in cymose inflorescences, and the fruit being a dru