Summary ²

Sambucus nigra is a species complex of flowering plants in the family Adoxaceae, native to most of Europe. Common names include elder, elderberry, black elder, European elder, European elderberry and European black elderberry, It grows in a variety of conditions including both wet and dry fertile soils, primarily in sunny locations.

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1. (c) Franco Folini, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://www.flickr.com/photos/78425154@N00/4654531348
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sambucus_nigra

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• eFloras.org
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
• New Zealand Plant Conservation Network
• SEINet Symbiota portals
• Tropicos
• World Flora Online

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