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American black elderberry
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American black elderberry

Sambucus canadensis L.

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Names

EnglishAmerican black elderberry
DutchAmerikaanse Vlier
SpanishTilo
Chinese加拿大接骨木
Scientific nameSambucus canadensis L.

About this species

Sambucus canadensis, the American black elderberry, Canada elderberry, or common elderberry, is a New World species of elderberry that forms a shrub primarily in temperate regions.

Most parts of the plant are toxic with cyanogenic glycosides, but the ripe berries can be cooked for food use with the seeds removed.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderDipsacales
FamilyViburnaceae
GenusSambucus

In Suriname

5Records in Suriname
1910First record
1933Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Commewijne1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Sources & credits

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