Sambucus nigra subsp. canadensis (L.) Bolli
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Filed As
Caprifoliaceae
Sambucus nigra subsp. canadensis (L.) Bolli -
Identifiers
NY Barcode: 2436220
Occurrence ID: 11e3e6b4-ed0f-404d-99dc-66927a80decf
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Dipsacales
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Family
Adoxaceae
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All Determinations
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Location Notes
[US & Canada]
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Distribution
The New York Botanical Garden Woody Plants of U. S. A. CAPRIFOLIACEAE Sambucus canadensis L. RUHR-UNIVERSITÄT BOCHUM Evolution and Biodiversity of Plants BOCH Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis ( l.) R. Bolli det. F. Grimmer 2013 yv.# OV AWCALm NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN APf Clump of shrubs 3 m. tall, with much die-back of branches every year; pith white. Leaflets with edges curled upwards, impossible to press them all flat. A few inflorescences still in bloom, about half with green fruit and the other half with ripe fruit. Inflorescence branches red-purple. Fruit dark purple, almost black, shiny, with dark red-purple juice, the juice turning blue in (calcareous) tap water, reddish in vinegar, blue in ammonia. Fruit edible, but somewhat bitter when eaten in quantity. Unshaded brushy fencerow with Zanthoxylum americanum, Carya ovata, dead Ulmus americana, Urtica dioica, Prunus serotina, in bottom of small valley. WISCONSIN: Richland Co., 3 miles SE of Richland Center. T 10 N; R 1 E; SW^SWJ sec. 25. alt. 230 m. 02436220 Coll.: M. Nee 15112-b Aug. 5, 1977 02436220
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Sambucus nigra subsp. canadensis (L.) Bolli