Sambucus nigra
Blue Elder
Sambucus cerulea
Raf. Species
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- Botanical name
- Sambucus cerulea
- Also known as
- Blue Elder, Blue Elderberry, Blueberry Elder
- Family
- Viburnaceae
- Genus
- Sambucus
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Blue Elder
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Sambucus cerulea but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Sambucus californica
Sambucus cerulea f. fimbriata
Sambucus cerulea var. cerulea
Sambucus cerulea var. glauca
Sambucus cerulea var. velutina
Sambucus coriacea
Sambucus decipiens
Sambucus ferax
Sambucus fimbriata
Sambucus glauca
Sambucus glauca var. velutina
Sambucus maritima
Sambucus nigra subsp. cerulea
Sambucus nigra var. caerulea
Sambucus velutina
Others in Sambucus
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