Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Dipsacales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Sambucus canadensis
FAMILY
Adoxaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis
FAMILY
Caprifoliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 174-06-001:
Sambucus canadensis
FAMILY
Caprifoliaceae
INCLUDING
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Sambucus canadensis var. canadensis
COMMON NAME:
Common Elderberry, American Elder
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JK Marlow jkm0306f_17
June Greenville County SC
Many small, white, fragrant flowers gathered in large flat-topped clusters, per Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee.
JK Marlow s040713_d
July Jackson County NC
Roadside
Leaves with 5-11 coarsely toothed leaflets, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge.
JK Marlow s040713_e
July Jackson County NC
Roadside
Leaflets occasionally subdivided or lobed, per Woody Plants of the Blue Ridge.
JK Marlow jkm0308r_19
August Jackson County NC
Roadside
Fruits dark purplish-black or black, borne in flat-topped clusters, per Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide.
COMPARE
fruit of Elderberry species
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Sambucus canadensis
FAMILY
Adoxaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis
FAMILY
Caprifoliaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 174-06-001:
Sambucus canadensis
FAMILY
Caprifoliaceae
INCLUDING
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Sambucus canadensis var. canadensis