Sambucus ebulusL. - Dwarf Elder
Scientific Description:
Glabrous, foetid perennial herb, 0.5−2 m, with a creeping rhizome. Leaflets 3−6-paired, lanceolate to elliptic, 7−15 × 2−6 cm, serrate. Stipules ovate, 8−30 mm. Inflorescence usually with 3 primary rays, flat-topped, 7−10 cm diam. Flowers white, sometimes tinged with pink, c. 5 mm; anthers purple. Drupe globose, c. 6 mm, black.
Flowering time: July−August
Habitat: Deciduous forest, roadside banks, etc., 500−2000 m.
Reference:
Chamberlain DF (1972). Sambucus ebulus L., In: Davis PH (ed.), Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands, Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh, 4: 542.
Public Description:
Sambucus ebulus, common name “dwarf elder”, is native to southern and central Europe and southwest Asia. Dwarf elder grows to a height of 2 meter and flowers are white. Its blooms from July and Agust and found in deciduous forest, roadsides. Dwarf elder’s fruits have been used in the traditional Austrian medicine for treatment of disorders of the respiratory tract and fever. Any toxin the fruit might contain is liable to be of very low toxicity and is destroyed when the fruit is cooked.
References:
Anonymous 1 (2015). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sambucus_ebulus, Accessed date: 29.12.2015.
Anonymous 2 (2015). http://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Sambucus+ebulus, Accessed date: 29.12.2015.
Aksoy N (2012). Sambucus L., In: Güner, A., Aslan, S., Ekim, T., Vural, M. & Babaç, M.T. (eds.), Türkiye Bitkileri Listesi (Damarlı Bitkiler). Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi ve Flora Araştırmaları Derneği Yayını. İstanbul, pp. 19.