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Distribution by County   10348    
Sambucus nigra  L.  ssp. caerulea  (Raf.) Bolli

(not an active name)
Blue elderberry
Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea is a shrub that is native to California.
also called Sambucus mexicana
Record Count by County

Alameda: 116 Lake: 18 Placer: 26 Shasta: 67
Alpine: 7 Lassen: 20 Plumas: 36 Sierra: 15
Amador: 10 Los Angeles: 1066 Riverside: 345 Siskiyou: 3
Butte: 109 Madera: 24 Sacramento: 65 Solano: 27
Calaveras: 28 Marin: 102 San Benito: 181 Sonoma: 50
Colusa: 23 Mariposa: 35 San Bernardino: 163 Stanislaus: 36
Contra Costa: 94 Mendocino: 19 San Diego: 693 Sutter: 16
El Dorado: 32 Merced: 8 San Francisco: 7 Tehama: 53
Fresno: 114 Modoc: 26 San Joaquin: 34 Trinity: 21
Glenn: 16 Mono: 23 San Luis Obispo: 149 Tulare: 120
Humboldt: 27 Monterey: 136 San Mateo: 114 Tuolumne: 53
Inyo: 53 Napa: 30 Santa Barbara: 210 Ventura: 658
Kern: 133 Nevada: 11 Santa Clara: 101 Yolo: 41
Kings: 7 Orange: 160 Santa Cruz: 40 Yuba: 16

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]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 11/21/2024).