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SPECIES: Sambucus cerulea | Blue Elderberry 



ABBREVIATION : 
SAMCER

SYNONYMS : 
   Sambucus glauca
   Sambucus cerulea var. glauca
   Sambucus caerulea
   Sambucus coerulea
   Sambucus coerulea var. glauca
   Sambucus decipiens
   Sambucus ferax
   Sambucus fimbriata
   Sambucus vestita
   Sambucus arizonica
   Sambucus neomexicana
   Sambucus neomexicana var. vestita
   Sambucus velutina


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   SACE3
   SACEC
   SACEN
   SACEV


COMMON NAMES : 
   blue elderberry
   blueberry elder
   blue elder
   Arizona elderberry
   New Mexican elderberry
   velvet-leaf elder
   hairy blue elderberry


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name of blue elderberry is Sambucus
cerulea Raf. [6,27].  Recognized varieties are as follows:

    S. cerulea var. cerulea  blue elderberry
    S. cerulea var. neomexicana  New Mexican elderberry
    S. cerulea var. velutina  dwarf elder

The taxonomy of blue elderberry is confusing because of the profusion of
synonyms including alternate spellings of cerulea as coerulea [23] and
caerulea [60,93].


LIFE FORM : 
Tree, Shrub

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
M. F. Crane,  June 1989


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Crane, M. F. 1989. Sambucus cerulea. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Species: Sambucus cerulea | Blue Elderberry