Plants of the Sambucus Genus at BCA
The following species and varieties are currently (or recently were) in the collections at Boone County Arboretum. This list is certainly not exhaustive -- additional taxa may be available in the trade, or may have been removed from our collection and thus removed from this list. To include taxa that are no longer present, go to this other list.
Sambucus nigra
ElderberryA small deciduous tree or large shrub with showy, fragrant, white, May-June flowers & clusters of black fruits in the fall for songbirds & jellies.
- Sambucus nigra subsp. canadensis // American Elder, Elderberry
Sambucus racemosa
- Sambucus racemosa 'SMNSRD4' // Lemony Lace® Elderberry