Sambucus canadensis

ClassificationDicots
FamilyAdoxaceae
Family (Traditional)Caprifoliaceae
GenusSambucus
Species:Sambucus canadensis L.
Common NameAmerican Black Elderberry
Growth Habitshrub
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Woody; Natural Area Presence: BEH; Natural Area Presence: BFM; Natural Area Presence: BISO; Natural Area Presence: CCNMP; Natural Area Presence: DRU; Natural Area Presence: FCFSP; Natural Area Presence: FG; Natural Area Presence: GILES; Natural Area Presence: GM; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: LC; Natural Area Presence: LCW; Natural Area Presence: LGS; Natural Area Presence: LRC; Natural Area Presence: LULA; Natural Area Presence: NCCGSNA; Natural Area Presence: NRG; Natural Area Presence: ObedWSR; Natural Area Presence: PK; Natural Area Presence: RCSP; Natural Area Presence: SGSNA; Natural Area Presence: SM; Natural Area Presence: TRG; Natural Area Presence: UCR; Natural Area Presence: WOLF; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: shrub; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic-Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Hydric; Moisture Requirements: Wetland; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Leaf Arrangement: opposite; Leaf Complexity: compound; Leaf Dissection: 1; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: pinnate; Leaflet Margins: serrate; Leaflet Margins: serrulate; Leaflet Number: 5; Leaflet Number: 7; Base Flower Color: White; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Berry; Fruit Type: Drupe; Fruit Wet/Dry: Wet; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value 3
StatusNative
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms (13)

SynonymFull Citation
Sambucus bipinnata Sambucus bipinnata Cham. & Schltdl.
Sambucus caerulea var. mexicana Sambucus caerulea var. mexicana (C.Presl ex DC.) L.D.Benson
Sambucus canadensis f. atroflavula Sambucus canadensis f. atroflavula House
Sambucus canadensis var. canadensis Sambucus canadensis var. canadensis
Sambucus canadensis var. laciniata Sambucus canadensis var. laciniata Gray
Sambucus cerulea var. mexicana Sambucus cerulea var. mexicana (K. Presl ex DC.) L. Benson
Sambucus nigra subsp. canadensis Sambucus nigra subsp. canadensis (L.) R. Bolli
Sambucus orbiculata Sambucus orbiculata Greene
Sambucus simpsonii Sambucus simpsonii Rehd. ex Sarg.
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Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Adair (KY), Anderson (KY), Ballard (KY), Barren (KY), Bath (KY), Bell (KY), Boyd (KY), Bracken (KY), Breathitt (KY), Breckinridge (KY), Butler (KY), Calloway (KY), Campbell (KY), Carlisle (KY), Carter (KY), Casey (KY), Christian (KY), Clark (KY), Clay (KY), Clinton (KY), Cumberland (KY), Edmonson (KY), Elliott (KY), Estill (KY), Fayette (KY), Fleming (KY), Franklin (KY), Fulton (KY), Garrard (KY), Graves (KY), Green (KY), Greenup (KY), Hardin (KY), Harlan (KY), Harrison (KY), Hickman (KY), Hopkins (KY), Jackson (KY), Jefferson (KY), Jessamine (KY), Johnson (KY), Kenton (KY), Knott (KY), Larue (KY), Laurel (KY), Lawrence (KY), Leslie (KY), Letcher (KY), Lewis (KY), Lincoln (KY), Lyon (KY), McCreary (KY), McLean (KY), Madison (KY), Magoffin (KY), Marion (KY), Marshall (KY), Martin (KY), Mason (KY), Meade (KY), Menifee (KY), Metcalfe (KY), Monroe (KY), Montgomery (KY), Morgan (KY), Muhlenberg (KY), Nelson (KY), Nicholas (KY), Ohio (KY), Oldham (KY), Owen (KY), Owsley (KY), Pendleton (KY), Perry (KY), Pike (KY), Powell (KY), Pulaski (KY), Robertson (KY), Rockcastle (KY), Rowan (KY), Scott (KY), Shelby (KY), Spencer (KY), Todd (KY), Trigg (KY), Trimble (KY), Warren (KY), Webster (KY), Whitley (KY), Wolfe (KY), Woodford (KY), Anderson (TN), Benton (TN), Bledsoe (TN), Blount (TN), Bradley (TN), Campbell (TN), Cannon (TN), Carroll (TN), Carter (TN), Cheatham (TN), Clay (TN), Crockett (TN), Cumberland (TN), Davidson (TN), DeKalb (TN), Dickson (TN), Dyer (TN), Fayette (TN), Fentress (TN), Franklin (TN), Gibson (TN), Giles (TN), Grainger (TN), Greene (TN), Grundy (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hardin (TN), Hawkins (TN), Haywood (TN), Henderson (TN), Henry (TN), Hickman (TN), Houston (TN), Humphreys (TN), Jackson (TN), Johnson (TN), Knox (TN), Lauderdale (TN), Lawrence (TN), Lewis (TN), Loudon (TN), McMinn (TN), McNairy (TN), Marion (TN), Marshall (TN), Maury (TN), Montgomery (TN), Morgan (TN), Obion (TN), Overton (TN), Polk (TN), Putnam (TN), Roane (TN), Robertson (TN), Rutherford (TN), Scott (TN), Sevier (TN), Shelby (TN), Stewart (TN), Sullivan (TN), Sumner (TN), Unicoi (TN), Van Buren (TN), Weakley (TN), White (TN), Williamson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ETSU, MDKY, MTSU, UOS, UTM, KNK, UCHT, APSC, EKY, HTTU, SWMT, BEREA, TENN

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1949 - 2017

Accession No. (click for full details)
County
State
Coll. Date
Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100355518 Adair Kentucky 08 Jun 2006 Timothy J. Weckman
10358
EKY
Sambucus canadensis
APSC0058024 Anderson Kentucky
APSC
Sambucus canadensis
TENN-V-0205602 Anderson Tennessee
TENN
Sambucus canadensis
HTTU008086 Ballard Kentucky
HTTU
Sambucus canadensis
APSC0058016 Barren Kentucky 20 Jun 1979 G.P. Johnson
APSC
Sambucus canadensis
31234100355534 Barren Kentucky 26 Jun 1993 Charles J. Lapham
114
EKY
Sambucus canadensis
31234100355526 Bath Kentucky 26 Jun 1984 Julian Campbell
396
EKY
Sambucus canadensis
MDKY00008644 Bath Kentucky
MDKY
Sambucus canadensis
APSC0060034 Bell Kentucky 19 Sep 1978 Rich Hannan
APSC
Sambucus canadensis
31234100355559 Bell Kentucky 23 Sep 1982 Barbara L. Rafaill
562
EKY
Sambucus canadensis
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Sambucus canadensis - Ashley B. Morris
Sambucus canadensis - Ashley B. Morris
Sambucus canadensis - Dwayne Estes
Sambucus canadensis - Dwayne Estes
Sambucus canadensis - Dwayne Estes
Sambucus canadensis - Dwayne Estes
Sambucus canadensis - Joey Shaw
Sambucus canadensis - Joey Shaw
Sambucus canadensis - Joey Shaw
Sambucus canadensis - Joey Shaw
Sambucus canadensis - Joey Shaw
Sambucus canadensis - Joey Shaw
Sambucus canadensis - Tara Littlefield
Sambucus canadensis - Tara Littlefield
Sambucus canadensis - Theo Witsell
Sambucus canadensis - Theo Witsell
Sambucus canadensis - Joey Shaw
Sambucus canadensis - Joey Shaw
Sambucus canadensis - Joey Shaw
Sambucus canadensis - Joey Shaw
Sambucus canadensis - Joey Shaw
Sambucus canadensis - Joey Shaw
Sambucus canadensis - Joey Shaw
Sambucus canadensis - Joey Shaw
Sambucus canadensis - Joey Shaw
Sambucus canadensis - Joey Shaw
Sambucus canadensis - Joey Shaw
Sambucus canadensis - Joey Shaw