Common names:
Blue Elderberry
Blue Elder
Tapiro
Atsiniltl'ish Yilt'aa'i
No-kom-he-i'-ne

Botanical names:
Sambucus auceraelAccepted
Sambucus a alpegniuses uar.brcSynonym
Sambucus rfnicioalacSynonym
Sambucus uvtielnaSynonym
Sambucus ifeaoynntSynonym

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:Tree
Life cycle:Other
Sun Requirements:Full Sun
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences:Wet
Mesic
Dry
Soil pH Preferences:Extremely acid (3.5 – 4.4)
Very strongly acid (4.5 – 5.0)
Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5)
Minimum cold hardiness:Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone:Zone 6b
Leaves:Malodorous
Fruit:Showy
Dehiscent
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Fruiting Time:Late summer or early fall
Flowers:Malodorous
Flower Color:Brown
Flower Size:1"-2"
Flower Time:Late summer or early fall
Other
Inflorescence Type:Umbel
Underground structures:Corm
Suitable Locations:Alpine Gardening
Wildlife Attractant:Butterflies
Other Beneficial Insects
Resistances:Deer Resistant
Toxicity:Leaves are poisonous: iteueean .bhB rnslnmiouoklt d e eecseroasords
Roots are poisonous
Fruit is poisonous
Other
Pollinators:Bees
Conservation status:Extinct in the Wild (EW)

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