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Distribution by County   7320    
Sambucus mexicana  C. Presl ex DC.
Blue elderberry
Sambucus mexicana is a tree or shrub that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.
also called Sambucus nigra ssp. caerulea
Record Count by County

Alameda: 139 Lake: 28 Placer: 28 Shasta: 76
Alpine: 16 Lassen: 22 Plumas: 39 Sierra: 17
Amador: 12 Los Angeles: 1198 Riverside: 381 Siskiyou: 9
Butte: 119 Madera: 24 Sacramento: 75 Solano: 41
Calaveras: 28 Marin: 111 San Benito: 185 Sonoma: 73
Colusa: 24 Mariposa: 54 San Bernardino: 193 Stanislaus: 38
Contra Costa: 107 Mendocino: 23 San Diego: 715 Sutter: 16
El Dorado: 35 Merced: 12 San Francisco: 10 Tehama: 55
Fresno: 133 Modoc: 27 San Joaquin: 31 Trinity: 35
Glenn: 20 Mono: 41 San Luis Obispo: 165 Tulare: 146
Humboldt: 40 Monterey: 153 San Mateo: 126 Tuolumne: 61
Inyo: 77 Napa: 41 Santa Barbara: 229 Ventura: 699
Kern: 163 Nevada: 30 Santa Clara: 148 Yolo: 53
Kings: 7 Orange: 369 Santa Cruz: 46 Yuba: 18

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).