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  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Dicots
  5. Honeysuckles, Moschatels, and Allies
  6. Viburnums, Moschatels, and Elders
  7. Elders
  8. Sambucus nigra

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Sambucus nigra

Sambucus nigra

Includes
3 native 1 introduced
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Children

  • European Black Elderberry introduced
  • American Black Elderberry native
  • Blue Elder native
  • Blue Elderberry native

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Top native Sambucus nigra All

Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

  • American Black Elderberry Sambucus canadensis caterpillars 29 hosts 1 food 52 flowers 95
  • Blue Elder Sambucus cerulea caterpillars 13 hosts 1 food 43 flowers 26
  • Blue Elderberry Sambucus mexicana hosts 1 flowers 4

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