Sambucus nigra
Family : Caprifoliaceae
Elder
113/119 : Native
A very common shrub well suited to the urban environment. In the open country it is largely confined to hedges and wood margins. It the urban areas it is to be found on waste ground everywhere. It can even be seen growing on walls, roofs and gutters. Bird sown.

Herbarium material: HUM : Westbourne Centre, Hull 1891 {J R Waller}.

R Middleton 2000

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