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Viburnaceae
Sambucus

not marked as a favorite taxon *Sambucus nigra Linnaeus. Common name: European Elderberry, European Elder. Habitat: Disturbed areas, uncommonly cultivated. Distribution: Native of Europe. Reported for Petersburg, Dinwiddie County, VA by Fernald (1941).

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Origin/Endemic status: Europe

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Can, F, FNA, G, POWO; = n/a — Pa; = Sambucus nigra L. ssp. nigra — K4, NE, NS, Bolli (1994); > Sambucus nigra L. var. laciniata L. — Il; > Sambucus nigra L. var. nigra — Il. Basionym: Sambucus nigra L. 1753

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Great Plains: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Midwest: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

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native range: Mediterranean to western Africa



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