Sambucus ebulus

European dwarf elder
Danewort inflorescence
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Dipsacales
Family: Adoxaceae
Genus: Sambucus
Species:
S. ebulus
Binomial name
Sambucus ebulus
Synonyms[1]
  • Ebulum humile (Mill.) Garcke
  • Sambucus herbacea Gilib.
  • Sambucus humilis Mill.
Dwarf elder berries

Sambucus ebulus, also known as danewort, dane weed, danesblood, dwarf elder or European dwarf elder, walewort,[2] dwarf elderberry,[3] elderwort and blood hilder, is a herbaceous species of elder, native to southern and central Europe and southwest Asia. The species is a well-established archaeophyte in much of the UK,[4] and is also reportedly naturalized in parts of North America (New York, New Jersey and Québec).[5]

  1. ^ The Plant List
  2. ^ Westwood, Jennifer (1985). Albion. A Guide to Legendary Britain. London : Grafton Books. ISBN 0-246-11789-3. p. 103
  3. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Sambucus ebulus". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  4. ^ "Elder (Dwarf) / Dwarf Elder / Danewort - Wild Flower Finder".
  5. ^ BONAP (Biota of North America Project) floristic synthesis, Sambucus ebulus