Danewort
Sambucus ebulus L.
Sambucus ebulus, commonly known as Danewort, is a herbaceous species of elder native to southern and central Europe and southwest Asia. It is a well-established archaeophyte in much of the UK and has reportedly become naturalized in parts of North America.
Description
Sambucus ebulus belongs to the genus Sambucus and the family Viburnaceae. It is distributed across regions including Quebec, Madeira, Portugal Continental, Madeira Island, FI, IE, Belgium, France, The Netherlands, Great Britain, GB, NO, PT, Flanders, Estonia, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, and Finland. First published in 1753, this species is also known by several other common names, including dane weed, danesblood, dwarf elder, European dwarf elder, walewort, dwarf elderberry, elderwort, and blood hilder.
Other common names
danewort, dwarf elderDwarf elderberryDwarf ElderDanewort
Distribution
Quebec · Madeira · Portugal Continental · Madeira Island · FI · IE · Belgium · France · The Netherlands · Great Britain · GB · NO · PT · Flanders · Estonia · Lithuania · Bulgaria · Czech Republic · Denmark · Finland · Channel Is. · Ireland · Northern Ireland · Israel · Sweden · England · Scotland · Wales · SE · CZ
Synonyms
Viburnum ebulusSambucus humilisSambucus paucijugaEbulum humile
