| Botanical name: |
Sambucus nigra L. ssp. canadensis (L.) R.Bolli |
| Common
name: |
American black elderberry |
| Synonomy: | | Sambucus caerulea Raf. var. mexicana (C. Presl ex DC.) L.D. Benson, orth. var. | | Sambucus canadensis L. | | Sambucus canadensis L. var. laciniata A. Gray | | Sambucus canadensis L. var. submollis Rehder | | Sambucus cerulea Raf. var. mexicana (C. Presl ex DC.) L.D. Benson | | Sambucus mexicana C. Presl ex DC. | | Sambucus orbiculata Greene | | Sambucus simpsonii Rehder ex Sarg. |
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| Group: |
dicot |
| Family: |
Caprifoliaceae |
| Growth
Type: |
tree/shrub |
| Duration: |
perennial |
| Origin: |
native |
| Plant
height: |
5-10' |
| Foliage: |
5-11 leaflets, egg shaped, sharply toothed |
| Flowers: |
white flowers in cluster |
| Flowering/fruiting time: |
spring and summer |
| Habitat: |
moist, open, rich, low ground of watersides, woods edges, roadsides(Hough) |
| Range
in
New Jersey: |
statewide but only intrusive into the Pine Barrens along the larger streams |
| Heritage ranking if any: |
n/a |
| Distribution: |
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| Misc.: |
fruit berrylike and juicy; used for jelly and wine |
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