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Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis
American black elderberry, blue elder, common elderberry, elder, elderberry, Mexican elderberry
Fort Donelson National Battlefield
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Uncommon

Scientific Name with Authority:		Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis (L.) R. Bolli
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:		Sambucus canadensis

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Dipsacales, Family Adoxaceae, Genus Sambucus, Species Sambucus nigra


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:		O, BI
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5T5
NatureServe State Rank:		TN: SNR
Evidence:		1 Observations, 1 Vouchers, 2 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument	Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
Anacostia Park	Antietam National Battlefield
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park	Big Thicket National Preserve
Blue Ridge Parkway	Bluestone National Scenic River
Buffalo National River	Canaveral National Seashore
Cape Cod National Seashore	Catoctin Mountain Park
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park	Chickasaw National Recreation Area
Crater Lake National Park	Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Cumberland Island National Seashore	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
DeSoto National Memorial	Eisenhower National Historic Site
Fort Caroline National Memorial	Fort Laramie National Historic Site
Fort Matanzas National Monument	Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park	Friendship Hill National Historic Site
Gateway National Recreation Area	Gauley River National Recreation Area
George Washington Memorial Parkway	Gettysburg National Military Park
Golden Gate National Recreation Area	Grand Canyon National Park
Great Falls Park	Guilford Courthouse National Military Park
Gulf Islands National Seashore	Hot Springs National Park
Indiana Dunes National Park	Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve
Johnstown Flood National Memorial	Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Kings Mountain National Military Park
Lake Meredith National Recreation Area	Lassen Volcanic National Park
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial	Little River Canyon National Preserve
Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park	Mammoth Cave National Park
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas	Monocacy National Battlefield
Morristown National Historical Park	Muir Woods National Monument
Natchez Trace Parkway	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Ninety Six National Historic Site	Niobrara National Scenic River
Pea Ridge National Military Park	Petersburg National Battlefield
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore	Presidio of San Francisco
Prince William Forest Park	Richmond National Battlefield Park
Russell Cave National Monument	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Shiloh National Military Park	Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore
Stones River National Battlefield	Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve
Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts


Last Modified Date:	9/27/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/7/2025 2:40:23 PM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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