Sambucus nigra L. GRIN-Global

Taxon: Sambucus nigra L.

Summary

Genus:

Sambucus

Family:

Adoxaceae

Nomen number:

32994

Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 1:269. 1753

Typification:

View in Linnean Typification Project

Verified:

12/09/1996 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Sambucus nigra L. subsp. canadensis (L.) Bolli (0 active accession[s])
Sambucus nigra L. subsp. cerulea (Raf.) Bolli (0 active accession[s])
Sambucus nigra L. subsp. nigra (0 active accession[s])
Sambucus nigra L. subsp. palmensis (Link) Bolli (0 active accession[s])
Sambucus nigra L. subsp. peruviana (Kunth) Bolli (0 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Heterotypic Synonym(s)

Sambucus nigra L. f. alba (Weston) Rehder
Sambucus nigra L. f. aurea (Sweet) Schwer.
Sambucus nigra L. f. laciniata (L.) Zabel
Sambucus nigra L. f. pendula Dippel

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Reference(s)

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Common names

English
elder –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note
1	Native	Africa	Macaronesia	Spain	Canary Islands	Gomera, Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Tenerife
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Tunisia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Armenia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Azerbaijan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Georgia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Russian Federation	Dagestan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia	Ciscaucasia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Iran		w.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Iraq		n.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Turkey
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Himachal Pradesh
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India	Jammu and Kashmir
1	Native	Europe	East Europe	Belarus
1	Native	Europe	East Europe	Moldova
1	Native	Europe	East Europe	Russian Federation-European part	European part	s.
1	Native	Europe	East Europe	Ukraine		incl. Krym
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Austria
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Belgium
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Czechoslovakia
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Germany
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Hungary
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Netherlands
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Poland
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Switzerland
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	Denmark
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	Finland
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	Ireland
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	Norway
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	Sweden
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	United Kingdom
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Albania
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Bulgaria
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Former Yugoslavia
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Greece
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Italy		incl. Sicily
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Romania
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	France		incl. Corsica
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	Portugal
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	Spain
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	New Brunswick
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Nova Scotia
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Ontario	s.
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Prince Edward Island
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Quebec	s.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Illinois
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Iowa
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Kansas	e.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Minnesota
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Missouri
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Nebraska	e.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	North Dakota	e.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Oklahoma	http://www.biosurvey.ou.edu/shrub/sanic4.htm
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	South Dakota	e.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Wisconsin
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Connecticut
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Indiana
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Maine	e.
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Massachusetts
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Michigan
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New Hampshire
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New Jersey
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New York
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Ohio
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Rhode Island
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Vermont
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	West Virginia
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Baja Norte
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Baja Sur
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Chihuahua
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Durango
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Nuevo Leon
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sinaloa
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sonora
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Colorado
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Idaho
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Montana	w.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Oregon
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Washington
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Wyoming
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	New Mexico
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	Texas
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Alabama	s.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Arkansas
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Delaware
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Florida
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Georgia	s.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Kentucky
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Louisiana	s.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Maryland
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Mississippi	s.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	North Carolina
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	South Carolina
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Tennessee	http://tenn.bio.utk.edu/vascular/database/vascular-database.asp?CategoryID=Dicots&FamilyID=Caprifoliaceae&GenusID=Sambucus&SpeciesID=canadensis%20var.%20canadensis
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Virginia
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Hidalgo
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Oaxaca
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Puebla
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Veracruz
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Arizona
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	California
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Utah
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Alberta	s.
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	British Columbia	s.
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Manitoba	s.e.
1	Native	Southern America	Mesoamerica	Belize
1	Native	Southern America	Mesoamerica	Costa Rica
1	Native	Southern America	Mesoamerica	El Salvador
1	Native	Southern America	Mesoamerica	Guatemala
1	Native	Southern America	Mesoamerica	Honduras
1	Native	Southern America	Mesoamerica	Nicaragua
1	Native	Southern America	Mesoamerica	Panama
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina		n.w.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Bolivia
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru
2	Cultivated					also cult.
4	Naturalized					natzd. elsewhere
4	Naturalized	Africa	Macaronesia	Portugal	Azores
4	Naturalized	Africa	Macaronesia	Portugal	Madeira Islands
4	Naturalized	Africa	Northern Africa	Algeria
4	Naturalized	Africa	Northern Africa	Morocco
4	Naturalized	Australasia	New Zealand	New Zealand
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Caribbean	West Indies
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Mesoamerica	Central America

Native
Africa

MACARONESIA: Spain [Canary Islands (Gomera, Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Tenerife)]
NORTHERN AFRICA: Tunisia

Asia-Temperate

CAUCASUS: Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia], Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russian Federation [Dagestan]
WESTERN ASIA: Iran (w.), Iraq (n.), Turkey

Asia-Tropical

INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India [Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir]

Europe

EAST EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part [European part (s.)], Belarus, Moldova, Ukraine (incl. Krym)
MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland
NORTHERN EUROPE: Denmark, Finland, United Kingdom, Ireland, Norway, Sweden
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Former Yugoslavia, Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy (incl. Sicily), Romania
SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France (incl. Corsica), Portugal

Northern America

EASTERN CANADA: Canada [New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario (s.), Prince Edward Island, Quebec (s.)]
NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (e.), Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska (e.), North Dakota (e.), Oklahoma (http://www.biosurvey.ou.edu/shrub/sanic4.htm), South Dakota (e.), Wisconsin]
NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Connecticut, Indiana, Maine (e.), Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia]
NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chihuahua, Durango, Nuevo Leon, Sinaloa, Sonora, Baja Norte, Baja Sur]
NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Colorado, Idaho, Montana (w.), Oregon, Washington, Wyoming]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico, Texas]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Alabama (s.), Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia (s.), Kentucky, Louisiana (s.), Maryland, Mississippi (s.), North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee (http://tenn.bio.utk.edu/vascular/database/vascular-database.asp?CategoryID=Dicots&FamilyID=Caprifoliaceae&GenusID=Sambucus&SpeciesID=canadensis%20var.%20canadensis), Virginia]
SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Hidalgo, Oaxaca, Puebla, Veracruz]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona, California, Utah]
WESTERN CANADA: Canada [Alberta (s.), British Columbia (s.), Manitoba (s.e.)]

Southern America

MESOAMERICA: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador
SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina (n.w.)
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru

Cultivated (also cult.)
Naturalized

REGION:

Africa

MACARONESIA: Portugal [Azores, Madeira Islands]
NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria, Morocco

Australasia

NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand

Southern America

CARIBBEAN: West Indies
MESOAMERICA: Central America

Economic Uses

Banque Nationale de Gènes

Taxon: Sambucus nigra L.