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Shrubs
Black elderberry
Sambucus nigra
Zone 1 · Closest to the Water
Zone 2 · Intermediate Zone
Zone 3 · Upland Zone
- Size
- Height: 5 to 12 ft Width: 5 to 12+ ft
- Bloom Color
- white
- Wetland Indicator Status
- FACW Facultative wetland — usually occurs in wetlands
- Salinity Tolerance
- Low soil salt tolerance and low to moderate salt spray tolerance
Notes
Wet to moist soils; sun to part shade. Parts of plant are toxic to humans
Wildlife Value
Food source for butterflies; birds eat berries