Family: Caprifoliaceae Genus: SambucusSpecies description: Perennial herb 0.6-2 m, with a creeping rhizome. Stems tout, ercet, usually simple. Leaflets 5-13, 5-16 x 1-1.5 cm, oblong to oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, acutely serrate. . Stipules conspicious, more or less ovate. Inflorescence 5-16 cm in diameter, corymbose, with 3(-4) primary rays. Corolla white, rarely pinp outside. Anthers purple. Fruit globose, black.
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Distribution: Most of Europe from the Netherlands and N.Ukraine suthwards; Formerly cultivated as a medical plant and naturalized elsewere. Al Au Be Bl Bu Co Cr Cz Ga Ge Ge He Ho Hs Hu It Ju Lu Po Rm Rs Su (C W K) Sa Si Tu [*Br Da Hb Rs (B) Su] Formely cultivated as a medical plant Found: C.Jugoslavia: Road along the Drina-river. Date: 2-Jul-76 Flora Europea:4-44 Literatuur:Notes: old negatives
Pictures: A.Voswinkel, The Netherlands email: aart@knoware.nl