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Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis


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Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis
  • Scientific Name: Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis
  • Common Name: American black elderberry
  • Symbol: SANIC4
  • Category: Dicot
  • Genus: Sambucus
  • Family: Caprifoliaceae
  • Family Common Name: Honeysuckle family
  • Order: Dipsacales
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
  • Kingdom: Plantae
  • Duration: Perennial
  • Growth Habit: Tree, Shrub
  • Native Status: L48 (N), HI (I), PR (N), VI (I), CAN (N)
  • Flower Color: White
  • Flower Conspicuous: Yes
  • Foliage Color: Green
  • Foliage Texture: Medium
  • Fruit Color: Blue
  • Fruit Color: Blue
  • Edible: yes
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    Elderberry


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  • Scientific Name: Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis
  • Common Name(s): Elderberry
  • Edible: yes
  • Medicinal: no
  • Parts Used: fruit


  • Ted
    30 Jan, 2010

    Although edible the ripe berries have a unpleasent tatse and odor, this is removed by thoughly dring them. Once rehydrated in boiling water they are good for muffins,pie fillings and the like. Good source of vitamin C raw or cooked.
    Current Rating: 0.0000
    Logos
    12 Aug, 2008

    Description: Elderberry is a many-stemmed shrub with opposite, compound leaves. It grows to a height of 6 meters. Its flowers are fragrant, white, and borne in large flat-topped clusters up to 30 centimeters across. Its berrylike fruits are dark blue or black when ripe.
    Current Rating: 0.0000
    Logos
    12 Aug, 2008

    Habitat and Distribution: This plant is found in open, usually wet areas at the margins of marshes, rivers, ditches, and lakes. It grows throughout much of the eastern United States of America and Canada.
    Current Rating: 0.0000
    Logos
    12 Aug, 2008

    Edible Parts: The flowers and fruits are edible. You can make a drink by soaking the flower heads for 8 hours, discarding the flowers, and drinking the liquid.
    Current Rating: 0.0000
    Logos
    12 Aug, 2008

    CAUTION All other parts of the plant are poisonous and dangerous if eaten.
    Current Rating: 0.0000

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