Calflora: Sambucus racemosa var. microbotrys

Taxon Report 7322

Sambucus racemosa L. var. microbotrys (Rydb.) Kearney & Peebles (not an active name; please see Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa)

Mountain red elderberry, Red elderberry

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Sambucus racemosa var. microbotrys, a dicot, is a shrub that is native to California and is also found outside of California, but is confined to western North America.


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Plant Characteristics
and Associations

Bloom Period

Family:	ADOXACEAE (PLANTS: CAPRIFOLIACEAE)
Genus:	Sambucus
Parent Record	Sambucus racemosa

Communities:	Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest
Wetlands:	Usually occurs in non wetlands, but occasionally found in wetlands [U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.]
Toxicity:	MAJOR (RIPE FRUIT IS NONTOXIC) [California Poison Control System 2010]

Distribution by County

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Name Status:

Accepted in JM93
TJM2 + PLANTS accepted name:	Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa

NOTE: Sambucus racemosa var. microbotrys is not an active name in the Calflora species table.

More information about Sambucus racemosa var. microbotrys


	Location Suitability Nursery / seed vendor availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Landscaping information from Calscape Photos on CalPhotos / Google Images		Records from the Consortium of California Herbaria Original Publication citation (ITIS) USDA PLANTS Profile (SARAR3)		Search the International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Search the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center website references from Google

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation,
with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria.
[web application]. 2017. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization].
Available: http://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: Jul 14, 2017).

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