Sambucus nigra
A species in the Viburnaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Dipsacales
- Family
- Viburnaceae
- Genus
- Sambucus
- Species
- Sambucus nigra
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1753
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Sambucus nigra. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
20 synonyms in this snapshot
- Sambucus albaName author: Raf.
- Sambucus aureaName author: (Sweet) Carrière
- Sambucus columnarisName author: Lebas
- Sambucus dissectaName author: K.Koch
- Sambucus elegansName author: K.Koch
- Sambucus graveolensName author: Willd. ex Schult.
- Sambucus hirtaName author: Tausch
- Sambucus laciniataName author: (L.) Mill.
- Sambucus leucocarpaName author: K.Koch
- Sambucus lucidaName author: Tausch
- Sambucus monstrosaName author: Loudon
- Sambucus nigra f. laciniataName author: (L.) B.P.R.Chéron
- Sambucus nigra f. laciniataName author: (L.) Zabel
- Sambucus nigra f. pendulaName author: Dippel
- Sambucus nigra subsp. nigraName author: Not supplied
- Sambucus nigra var. laciniataName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
- Sambucus pulverulentaName author: K.Koch
- Sambucus pyramidataName author: Lebas
- Sambucus virescensName author: Desf.
- Sambucus vulgarisName author: Neck.
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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