page_title: Sambucus cerulea
section_title: Description
hierarchical_section_title: Sambucus cerulea / Description
caption_attribution_description: Sambucus caerulea Description: Blueberry Elder, Sambucus caerulea, foliage and berries Viewpoint location: Soda Mountain Road about 1.3 km east northeast of Soda Mountain, Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument Lat/Long: 42.0683°N, 122.4660°W (WGS84/NAD83) USGS Soda Mountain Quad [1] Viewpoint elevation: 5410' View direction: Northeast Date and time: 2005.10.22 14:50:02 PDT Camera: Canon PowerShot S110 Photographer: Walter Siegmund ©2005 Walter Siegmund
context_page_description: Sambucus cerulea or Sambucus nigra ssp. cerulea, with the common names blue elderberry and blue elder, is a coarse textured shrub species of elder in the family Adoxaceae.
context_section_description: Sambucus cerulea is a large, deciduous shrub, which can grow to be 9 metres (30 ft) in height and 6 metres (20 ft) in width. It is distinguishable from other elderberries by the glaucous powder coating on its bluish-black berries. It normally grows rather wildly from several stems, which can be heavily pruned (or even cut to the ground) during winter dormancy.
  The leaves are hairless, strongly pointed and sharp-toothed. They are elliptical to lanceolate, and the blade extends unequally on the stalk at the base. The leaves are commonly 3–15 cm (1–6 in) long and 2–6 cm (1–2.5 in) wide.
  The white or creamy coloured flowers, occurring May to June, are numerous and form a flat-topped cluster usually about 5–20 cm (2–8 in) wide. They are umbel-shaped, normally with 4 to 5 rays extending from the base. The flowers have a strong, unpleasant odor. Individual flowers are 4–7 mm wide.
  The fruits given are berry-like drupes. They are juicy, round, and approximately 4–6 mm in diameter. They are bluish-black
  appearing as a pale powdery blue colour. Each fruit contains 3 to 5 small seed-like stones, each enclosing a single seed.
caption: Berries with glaucous powder coating
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