Base de datos de plantas del FNPS

Sambucus nigra subsp. canadensis

elderberry, American elder
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Mark Hutchinson, Hernando Chapter, FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

elderberry, American elder

Sinónimo(s):

Especie del género:

Sambucus nigra subsp. canadensis

Familia:

Adoxaceae

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

shrub

Tamaño:

10-15 ft, at least as wide as it is tall, sometimes wider.

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

white

Color de la fruta:

blue,purple,black

Fenología:

Deciduous in the north, evergreen in the south. Blooms spring-summer (into fall in the south).

Destacado por:

Showy Flowers, Showy Fruits, Interesting Foliage

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Casual settings, wetland edge or screen plant. Rain gardens and bioswales. Long bloom period.

Consideraciones:

Many would consider this plant weedy: it does self seed and spread via rhizomes. It's wood is weak; stems break easily. Use where these characteristics do not matter. Prune to help it keep reasonable is size and shape. Cut to the ground periodically to make more bushy and form a screen. Clonal: sends up shoots in the vicinity.

Disponibilidad:

Native Nurseries, Seed

Propagación:

Seed. Separation and planting of suckers. Cuttings.

Luz:

Full Sun, Part Sun

Tolerancia a la humedad:

Siempre inundado---------------------------------Extremadamente seco

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Stays wet -a- Not wet but not extremely dry

Tolerancia a inundaciones por agua salada:

Unknown

Tolerancia a la niebla salina/suelo salado:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Suelo u otro sustrato:

Sand, Clay, Loam

pH del suelo:

Adaptable

Apto para cultivo en:

8A,8B,9A,9B,10A,10B

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Acreditado en:

Distribution
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Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecología

Fauna:

Pollinators, Caterpillars, Hummingbirds, Birds, Mammals

Flowers attract many pollinators.

Fruits popular with birds.

Hábitats nativos:

Disturbed wetland edges, wet roadsides, etc.

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

Fruits used for creation of wine, jam/jelly.



Flowers sometimes used in salads or cooked and can be used to make a light wine similar to champagne.

Comentarios generales:

Used extensively in Indian cultures. Fruits are very high in Vitamin C.
FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

Haehle, Robert G. and Joan Brookwell.  1999.  Native Florida Plants.  Gulf Publishing Company.  Houston, TX.



Huegel, Craig, N.  2010.  Native plant landscaping for Florida wildlife.  University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL. (wildlife uses)



Osorio, Rufino. 2001. A gardener's guide to Florida's native Plants.  University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL.



University of Tennessee Extension Service.  Desired Ph Range and salt tolerance of common nursery plants.    https://extension.tennessee.edu/mtnpi/Documents/handouts/Fertility/Desired-pH-Range-List.pdf   accessed 2021.



Wunderlin, R. P., B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. 2021. Atlas of Florida Plants ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu /).  Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa.

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