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Sambucus L.

Seljat Saksanheisi Elder
Sambucus, Biota of North America Program (query database) [BONAP]
Sambucus, Den Virtuella Floran [DVF]
Sambucus (Sambucaceae) ; [GNSP]

Foodplants for Chloroclystis v-ata, Euphydryas aurinia, Orthosia praeses, Ourapteryx sambucaria, Phlyctaenia coronata, Samia cynthia, Udea olivalis, Zotheca tranquilla

Sambucus nigra L.

Mustaselja Mustaheisi Elder European Black Elder
Sambucus nigra, Bilder ur Nordens Flora (in Swedish) [RUNEBERG]
Sambucus nigra ; [SK, 535]

1044x783 (~214Kb) Estonia: Saaremaa, Kuressaare, Kitsas, 29.6.2006, Photo © Harri Arkkio

1175x881 (~178Kb) Estonia: Saaremaa, Kuressaare, Kitsas, 29.6.2006, Photo © Harri Arkkio

S. n. ssp. canadensis (L.) Bolli

Common Elder American Elderberry Common Elderberry
Sambucus canadensis L.
Sambucus canadensis ; [SK, 535 (note)]; [GMBOT, 761]

Sambucus cerulea Raf.

Blue Elderberry
Sambucus nigra ssp. cerulea (Raf.); Bolli
Sambucus cerulea ; [FPN, 452]

identification uncertain 700x489 (~91Kb) USA: nr Crystal Mountain (47°13'26N 120°40'11W), Kittitas Co., WA, 11.7.2000, Photo © Markku Savela

identification uncertain 900x625 (~114Kb) USA: nr Crystal Mountain (47°13'26N 120°40'11W), Kittitas Co., WA, 11.7.2000, Photo © Markku Savela

Sambucus racemosa L.

Terttuselja Terttuheisi Druvfläder Red-berried Elder European Red Elder
Sambucus racemosa ; [RK, 339]; [SK, 535]; [GMBOT, 761]

identification uncertain 800x556 (~60Kb) FINLAND: N: Espoo, Tapiola 667:37, 5.6.1997 (cultivated), Photo © Markku Savela

Foodplant for Angerona prunaria, Gortyna flavago, Melanchra persicariae, Notodonta dromedarius, Ourapteryx sambucaria

S. r. var. laciniata Koch.

Sambucus racemosa var. laciniata ; [GMBOT, 761]

S. r. ssp. pubens (Michx.)

Sambucus pubens Michx.

S. r. ssp. pubens var. melanocarpa (Gray) McMinn

Black Elderberry
Sambucus melanocarpa Gray
Sambucus racemosa ssp. pubens var. melanocarpa ; [FPN, 452]

S. r. ssp. pubens var. arborescens (T. & G.) Gray

Red Elderberry Coast Red Elderberry
Sambucus racemosa ssp. pubens var. arborescens ; [FPN, 452]

1000x688 (~148Kb) USA: Discovery Park, Seattle, King Co., WA, 22.6.2000, Photo © Markku Savela

identification uncertain 1200x999 (~141Kb) USA: Portage Creek (on Hwy 9) near Arlington, Snohomish Co., WA, 2.4.2005, Photo © Markku Savela

S. r. ssp. pubens var. microbotrys (Rydb.) Kearney & Peebles

Mountain Red Elderberry
Sambucus racemosa ssp. pubens var. microbotrys ; [FPN, 452]

Sambucus ebulus L.

Dwarf Elder
Sambucus ebulus ; [SK, 535 (note)]

1175x715 (~249Kb) Greece: Ipiros, Askari, 14.6.2006, Photo © Harri Arkkio	869x1035 (~153Kb) Greece: Ipiros, Askari, 14.6.2006, Photo © Harri Arkkio	1371x1028 (~187Kb) Greece: Ipiros, Parga, 18.6.2006, Photo © Harri Arkkio
808x581 (~55Kb) Greece: Ipiros, Parga, 18.6.2006, Photo © Harri Arkkio

Foodplant for Synanthedon andrenaeformis?

19.9.2000 (4)

References:

[BONAP]

A Synonymized Checklist of the Vascular Flora of the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands; A data base interface; BONAP U.S. Checklist - 1998; Provided by TAMU-BWG; Texas A & M Bioinformatics Working Group; Based on; Biota of North America Program

[DVF]

Den Virtuella floran; http://linnaeus.nrm.se/flora/welcome.html; Ett projekt vid Naturhistoriska riksmuseet (Stockholm, Sweden).; Even for non-Swedish speaker, the distribution maps on species are nice (map buttons "Norden" and "Norra halvklotet")

[FPN]

Hitchcock & Cronquist, 1998; Flora of the Pacific Northwest (11th ed.); ISBN 0-295-95273-3

[GMBOT]

Robinson, Benjamin L., Fernald, Merrit Lyndon, 1908; Gray's New Manual of Botany (7th edition); A Handbook of the Flowering Plants and Ferns of the Central and Northeastern United States and adjacent Canada; American Book Company

[GNSP]

Wielgorskaya, 1995; Dictionary of generic names of seed plants

[Harri Arkkio]

Finland

[RK]

Hämet-Ahti, L., Suominen, J., Ulvinen, T. & Uotila, P. (eds), 1998; Retkeilykasvio (Field Flora of Finland); Ed. 4. 656 pp.; Finnish Museum of Natural History, Botanical Museum. Helsinki

[RUNEBERG]

Project Runeberg: Nordic literature online; Project Runeberg; Bilder ur Nordens Fauna (Carl Axel Magnus Lindman)

[SK]

Mela, A. J., Cajander, A. K., 1906; Suomen Kasvio; Viides painos

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Keep in mind that the taxononic information is copied from various sources, and may include many inaccuracies. Expert help is welcome.