Sambucus nigra L.

Taxonomy: Fam. Viburnaceae// Genus: Sambucus// Species: Sambucus nigra L. The taxonomic classification is given according to The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Raab-Straube, 2017+).

Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 4 (Tutin et al., 1976).

Lifeform: Perrenial, small tree; microphanerophyte according to the Raunkiaer system.

Distribution: Native to Europe (except the North) to Iran according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat: Damp habitats- forests, near rivers.

Flowering period: Spring: MAY.

Sambucus nigra – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 17.05.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sambucus nigra – twig with leaves and inflorescence. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 17.05.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sambucus nigra – inflorescence with flowers. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 17.05.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Sambucus nigra – fruits. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 28.08.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Sambucus nigra L. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30122169-2 [Accessed 04.04.2022].

Sambucus nigra. Raab-Straube, E. von (2017+): Viburnaceae. – In: Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published on the Internet http://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?NameId=15363&PTRefFk=7500000 [Accessed 04.04.2022].

Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1976). Flora Europaea. Volume 4: Plantaginaceae to Compositae (and Rubiaceae). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

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