Sambucus ebulus, L.

Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A., 1976, Flora Europaea. Volume 4. Plantaginaceae to Compositae (and Rubiaceae), Cambridge University Press : 44

1. S. ebulus L. , Sp. Pl. 269 (1753).

Perennial herb 0.6-2 m, with a creeping rhizome. Stems stout, erect, usually simple. Leaflets 5-13, 5-16 x 1-4-5 cm, oblong to oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, acutely serrate. Stipules conspicuous, more or less ovate. Inflorescence 5-16 cm in diameter, corymbose, with 3(-4) primary rays. Corolla white, rarely pink outside. Anthers purple. Fruit globose, black. Most of Europe from the Netherlands and N. Ukraine southwards’, formerly cultivated as a medicinal plant and naturalized elsewhere. Al Au Be BI Bu Co Cr Cz Ga Ge Gr He Ho Hs Hu It Ju Lu Po Rm Rs (C, W, K) Sa Si Tu [*Br Da Hb Rs (B) Su].