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Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis
American black elderberry, blue elder, common elderberry, elder, elderberry, Mexican elderberry
Russell Cave National Monument
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

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:		AL: SNR
Evidence:		2 Observations, 1 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Fort Caroline National Memorial	Fort Donelson National Battlefield
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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	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:	9/24/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/7/2025 5:22:45 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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