Sambucus
Sign in to saveSambucus is a genus of between 20 and 30 species of flowering plants in the family Adoxaceae. The various species are commonly referred to as elder, with the flowers as elderflower, and the fruit as elderberry.
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Sambucus is a group of flowering plants commonly known as elder, which includes between 20 and 30 different species. The plant produces elderflowers and elderberries, which are widely used and recognized in food, beverages, and traditional remedies.
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Taxonomy · GBIF
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderDipsacales
- FamilyViburnaceae
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- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Viburnaceae
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- Sambucus nigra 2004 c.jpg
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- Description
- Taxonomy
- Distribution and habitat
- Ecology
- Cultivation
- Toxicity
- Uses
- Nutrition
- Chemistry
- Dietary supplement
- Traditional medicine
- Pigments
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- In culture
- Explanatory notes
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Sambucus is a genus of between 20 and 30 species of flowering plants in the family Adoxaceae. The various species are commonly referred to as elder, with the flowers as elderflower, and the fruit as elderberry.
== Description == Elders are mostly fast-growing shrubs or small trees (rarely to ) tall, with a few species being herbaceous plants tall. The oppositely arranged leaves are pinnate with 5–9 leaflets (or, rarely, 3 or 11). Each leaf is long, and the leaflets have serrated margins. They bear large clusters of small white or cream-coloured flowers in late spring or early summer; these are followed by clusters of small berries that are green when immature, ripening black, blue-black, or red (rarely yellow or white).