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Sambucus nigra

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Sambucus nigra is a temperate species of tree or shrub in the family Viburnaceae, native to the Azores, Europe, and the Middle East, and known by common names including elder, elderberry, black elder, and European elder. It is a deciduous shrub or small tree usually reaching about 6 meters in height and width, occasionally up to 10 meters, and it favors both moist and dry fertile soil in sunny locations. In late spring and midsummer it produces large flat clusters of ivory white flowers, followed in autumn by drooping clusters of glossy dark purple to black berries. Both the flowers and berries are used traditionally in foods such as cordial and wine, though clinical evidence for health benefits claimed in dietary supplements has not been established. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts

Classification

Diet

Photosynthetic Autotroph 1

System (Realm)

Terrestrial 2

Relationship to People

Used in Traditional Medicine 1

Living or Extinct

Yes 3

Comparison

NatureServe Rank

G5 Secure 4

CITES Appendix

Not Listed 5

Scientific Name

Sambucus nigra 3

Conservation Status

Least Concern 1

Connections

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Source Sambucus nigra (Wikidata)

In Biome

Temperate Forest

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1. Sambucus nigra (Wikipedia)

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Although the plant is commonly used in dietary supplements and traditional medicine, there is no clinical evidence that it provides any health effect.
Lead, sentence naming the group it belongs to
Sambucus nigra is a temperate species of tree or shrub in the family Viburnaceae native to the Azores, Europe, and the Middle East.
Infobox: status
LC

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2. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)

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3. Sambucus nigra (Wikidata)

Wikidata

Wikidata Q22701 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
Child Taxon Of: Dipsacales, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain

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4. NatureServe Explorer: Sambucus nigra

NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)

Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)

"roundedGRank": "G5"

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5. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Dipsacales

UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12398

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"cites_listing":"II/NC","eu_listing":"B/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Dipsacales","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[],"cites_listings":[]

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Plant (Wikipedia)

Lead, whole group is photosynthetic

Quote, Lead, whole group is photosynthetic

They are predominantly photosynthetic or came from photosynthetic ancestors, meaning that they obtain their energy from sunlight by using the green pigment chlorophyll in their chloroplasts to produce sugars from carbon dioxide and water.

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Plants For A Future: Sambucus nigra

Plants For A FutureIn Biome: Temperate Forest, Habitats

Quote, In Biome: Temperate Forest, Habitats

Hedgerows, scrub, woods, roadsides, waste places etc, especially on disturbed base-rich and nitrogen rich soils

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