Sambucus racemosa var. melanocarpa Calflora

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Taxon Report

Sambucus racemosa L. var. melanocarpa (A. Gray) McMinn

Rocky mountain elder

Geoff Burleigh

2016 Jason Matthias Mills

Geoff Burleigh

2010 Barry Breckling

2009 Barry Breckling

Sambucus racemosa var. melanocarpa is a shrub that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~29 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Parent:	Sambucus racemosa
Genus:	Sambucus
Family:	Viburnaceae (Caprifoliaceae)
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Toxicity: Do not eat the raw fruit of this plant.

Wetlands: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Communities: Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest, Alpine Fell-fields

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


JEF + PLANTS	Sambucus melanocarpa

Information about Sambucus racemosa var. melanocarpa from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (SARAM4) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).