| Sambucus cerulea Sambucus nigra subsp. cerulea | |
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| Near Soda Mountain, southern Oregon | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Dipsacales |
| Family: | Adoxaceae |
| Genus: | Sambucus |
| Species: | S. cerulea
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| Binomial name | |
| Sambucus cerulea Raf.
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| Natural range of Sambucus cerulea (including S. velutina in lighter blue) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Sambucus nigra subsp. cerulea | |
Sambucus cerulea or Sambucus nigra ssp. cerulea, with the common names blue elderberry and blue elder, is a coarse textured shrub species of elder in the family Adoxaceae.[1][2][3]
- ^ "[no title cited]". Plants. USDA. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
- ^ "[no title cited]". Jepson eFlora. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
- ^ "Sambucus cerulea Raf". Montana Plant Life. Archived from the original on 28 August 2004. Retrieved 1 August 2011.