Sambucus nigra L., 1753 47% complete

Elder

Sp. Pl.: 269 (1753)

Data sources

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Sourced14 Differs from sources1 Source not recorded13 Not on the record7 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author L. No source recorded
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Bibliography Sp. Pl.: 269 (1753) No source recorded
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Phylum Tracheophyta No source recorded
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Rank species No source recorded
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Status accepted No source recorded
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Year 1753 No source recorded
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Descriptive
Common name Elder No source recorded
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Observations Azores, Europe to W. Iran No source recorded
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Morphology
Average height 450 cm
  • 450 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 33 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 37, 65, 68, 86, 88, 90, 178, 184, 241, 251, 500, 655, 708, 818, 873, 882, 898, 918
Sourced
Biological type phanerophyte
  • phanerophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 8 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 71, 174, 175, 178, 203, 500, 918
Sourced
Flower color white Sourced
Foliage texture fine Sourced
Fruit color black Sourced
Fruit shape drupe Sourced
Growth habit Tree, Shrub No source recorded
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Maximum height 600 cm
  • 600 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 25, 37, 65, 68, 86, 88, 90, 178, 184, 241, 251, 500, 655, 708, 818, 873, 882, 898, 918
Sourced
Sexuality empty Not on the record
Vegetable false No source recorded
Source not recorded
Phenology
Bloom months feb, may, jun
  • feb, may, jun · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 5 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 37, 174, 203
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Duration perennial
  • perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 18 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 4, 25, 28, 37, 48, 71, 86, 178, 460, 818, 882, 918
Sourced
Ecology
Atmospheric humidity 5 / 9 · medium air humidity No source recorded
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Ground humidity 6 / 12 · moist (meso-hygrophilous)
  • 6 / 12 · moist (meso-hygrophilous) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
Sourced
Light 5 / 9 · half-shade
  • 6 / 9 · half-shade to half-light · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 489
Differs from sources
Nitrogen fixation None
  • None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 16 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 20, 37, 57, 71, 89, 110, 444, 445, 822
Sourced
Ph maximum pH 7.5 No source recorded
Source not recorded
Ph minimum pH 7 No source recorded
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Soil nutriments 8 / 9 · very rich (pereutrophic)
  • 8 / 9 · very rich (pereutrophic) · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242, 489
Sourced
Soil salinity 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils
  • 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 178, 242, 489
Sourced
Cultivation
Minimum root depth 178 cm Sourced
Usda legacy
C n ratio empty Not on the record
Other
Human usage type — Not on the record
Propagation method — Not on the record
Shade tolerance — Not on the record
Soil ph indicator — Not on the record
Temperature indicator — Not on the record