Sambucus canadensis L.

 
  • Family : CAPRIFOLIACEAE
    (Honeysuckle Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : RASHINA FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Adoxaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Sambucus orbiculata Greene; Sambucus repens Raf.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Sambucus canadensis L.
  • Common name : American Elderberry
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Habitat : Very common in cultivated areas in the Himalaya
  • Comments / notes : Garden plant
  • Key identification features : A shrub with smooth young branches, and with leaves usually with 7 oval slender- pointed, sharply toothed, bright green leafletswhich are slightly downy beneath and lower leaflets are lobed. Flowers white, in a domed cluster
  • Flower, Fruit : December-June
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Bangalore district
    • Kerala : Kerala
    • Maharashtra : Satara district
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
  • Native : North America
  • Exotic/Native : Exotic
  • World Distribution : Alabama, Belize, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Illinois, Kentucky, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, New Mexico, New York, Panamá, Peru, Tennessee, Venezuela, Vermont, East Himalaya
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
    • Oleg P & Adam S (1984). Flowers of Himalaya. Oxford University Press: 170
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Sambucus canadensis. Downloaded on 8 October 2024.

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