Sambucus racemosa var. melanocarpa Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 9600

Sambucus racemosa L. var. melanocarpa (A. Gray) McMinn

Rocky mountain elder

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


	Plant Distribution Observation Hotline (observation details) Plant Characteristics

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Family:	ADOXACEAE
Genus:	Sambucus
Parent:	Sambucus racemosa

Toxicity: MAJOR (RIPE FRUIT IS NONTOXIC)

Wetlands: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Communities: Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest, Alpine Fell-fields

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:

ICPN + PLANTS:

Sambucus melanocarpa

More information about Sambucus racemosa var. melanocarpa


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (SARAM4)	Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net / Google Images Consortium of California Herbaria	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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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]. 2019. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: Apr 25, 2019).