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Family: adoxaceae
Common name(s): black elder; European elderberry
Hardiness ratings: USDA zone 4~6 - 7~8 
General resources
Links for Sambucus nigra
- BBC Gardening - Plant profile with horticultural details and garden uses.
 (1 photo). Also pages for 'Aureomarginata', 'Black lace', and 'Guincho Purple'.
- Cretan Flora - Botanical description of this species native to Crete. (6 photos)
- Dave's Garden PlantFiles - Profile page with horticultural basics, and member-contributed photos and comments. (10 photos)
- Denver Botanic Gardens - Description, native range, and cultural requirements. (additional pages for other varieties) (zone 5) (4 photos)
- Digging Dog Nursery: Sambucus nigra 'Eva' - Catalog page with descriptive information (additional pages for other varieties) (zone 4). Also a page for 'Gerda'.
- Garden.org - Community-assembled plant profile (7 varieties in database) (24 photos)
- Hayefield: Sambucus nigra ‘Aurea’ - Garden writer Nancy Ondra presents a plant growing in her garden, with description and photographs. (2 photos)
- Kansas Wildflowers & Grasses - Plant portrait with botanical details and description (12 photos)
- Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - Plant description and characteristics with notes on distribution, culture, and propagation. (2 photos)
- Missouri Botanical Garden - Plantfinder page for one of the plants growing at the garden, with usually one or more photos, horticultural information, and noteworthy characteristics. (zone 5-8) (6 photos). Also pages for 'Eiffel ' BLACK TOWER, 'Eva' BLACK LACE, 'Gerda' BLACK BEAUTY, 'Guincho Purple', 'Pendula', and 'Witches Broom'.
- North Carolina State University factsheet - Plant profile with horticultural details and comments (zone 5b-7a) (14 photos)
- Ontario Rock Garden Society - Germination information
- Paghat's Garden - Illustrated articles by a gardener in the Pacific Northwest, with background and personal observations. (3 photos). Also pages for "Black Beauty 'Gerda', 'Purpurea', and 'Purpurea'.
- Rainy Side Gardeners: Sambucus nigra 'Purpurea' - Plant profile compiled by two gardeners in the Pacific Northwest. Includes propagation and pruning methods, and commentary. (zone 6-8) (1 photo)
- Rob's Plants: Sambucus nigra 'Guincho purple' - Plant profile with basic horticultural information and often personal observations. (zone 5-8) (3 photos)
Common name(s): blue elderberry
Synonym(s): Sambucus nigra subsp. cerulea
Hardiness ratings: USDA zone 4~5 - 9
Links
- Denver Botanic Gardens - Description, native range, and cultural requirements. (zone 5) (4 photos)
- Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - Plant description and characteristics with notes on distribution, culture, and propagation. (20 photos)
- Missouri Botanical Garden - Plantfinder page for one of the plants growing at the garden, with usually one or more photos, horticultural information, and noteworthy characteristics. (zone 4-9) (2 photos)
- Southwest Colorado Wildflowers - Photos and botanical information about the species/genus. (8 photos)
- Turner Photographics - Profile of wildflower of the US Pacific Northwest, with botanical description, habitat and distribution, and photo gallery.
- Virginia Tech Dendrology - Factsheet with botanical characteristics and photos of various features. (6 photos)
Is a synonym for Sambucus canadensis
Common name(s): Cut-leaved Elder; Fern-leaved Elder
Hardiness ratings: USDA zone 5
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Common name(s): black elderberry
Hardiness ratings: USDA zone 5 - 10
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