PLANTS Profile for Sambucus nigra ssp. nigra (European black elderberry)

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PLANTS Profile

Sambucus nigra L. ssp. nigra
European black elderberry

Symbol:

SANIN2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Caprifoliaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree
Shrub

Native Status:

L48		I
CAN		I

More Information:

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Sambucus nigra L. ssp. nigra

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Synonyms:
Sambucus nigra L. ssp. nigra

	SALA19	Sambucus laciniata Mill.
	SANIL4	Sambucus nigra L. var. laciniata L.

Distribution:
Sambucus nigra L. ssp. nigra


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USA (CT, PA, VA), CAN (ON)

Related Taxa:
Sambucus nigra L. ssp. nigra

View 11 genera in Caprifoliaceae, 5 species in Sambucus, 3 subspecies in Sambucus nigra L.

Classification:
Sambucus nigra L. ssp. nigra

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Dipsacales
Family	Caprifoliaceae – Honeysuckle family
Genus	Sambucus L. – elderberry
Species	Sambucus nigra L. – black elderberry
Subspecies	Sambucus nigra L. ssp. nigra – European black elderberry

Introduced Information:
Sambucus nigra L. ssp. nigra

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Sambucus nigra L. ssp. nigra

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 525081.

Time Generated: 05/25/2013 11:16 AM CDT