Blue Elderberry

Sambucus mexicana ^◊

TJM1: Sambucus mexicana.
TJM2: Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea.

Family: Viburnaceae (MUSKROOT), Caprifoliaceae (HONEYSUCKLE), Adoxaceae (MUSKROOT).
Other common names: Elderberry.
Generic common name: ELDERBERRY.

Photographs from SMMNRA: oak woodland, Mar 2004.

Characteristics: Native, White, Small, Clusters, Simple, Woody, Perennial, Early Spring, Late Spring, Summer.

This plant has now been returned to S. mexicana.

◊ This name is from the Jepson eFlora. It is more current than the TJM2 name.