Flower ID: IMG_0996.JPG-07-02-2017 Flower name (scientific): Sambucus canadensis Linnaeus PY: 1753. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) sam-BOO-kus kan-ah-DEN-sis Flower name (common): Common Elderberry Family name (common): Moschatel Family name (scientific): Adoxaceae Scientific name origin: Genus: Latin name for the Elder tree, from sambūca, a triangular stringed-instrument, a kind of harp. Specific epithet: Of or referring to Canada. Common name origin: Compounding of elder + berry. Elder has a complex etymology, ranging well over a thousand years, with multiple spelling variations. Flower description: Size: 0.2 to 0.3 inches (0.5 to 0.8 cm) Petal count: 5 Color: white Other: flower arrangement, Cluster-umbel Plant description: Size: 48 to 144 inches (1.2 to 3.7 m) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is opposite, type is compound Size: Leaflets up to 12 cm long and 6 cm wide. Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, simple-pinnate (IL), leaflet, lance-elliptic (MW), lanceolate or elliptic (IL) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common Bloom time (typical): July to August Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Woodland edges, thickets, meadows, streambanks, disturbed areas, roadsides, waste areas, sun or semi-shade, moist. Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): The purplish-black berries of Sambucus canadensis help distinguish this species from the related Sambucus racemosa (Red-berried Elder), which has red berries. Ethnobotany: The Menominee employed peeled twigs to prepare a decoctionn used as a purgative or the inner bark as an emetic (Smith, pp. 27-28, 1923). The Meskwaki used the root bark as a remedy to remove phlegm from the lungs. The Meskwaki also used the berries as a food source (Smith, pp. 207, 256, 1928). The Chippewa utilized the roots to prepare an emetic and also used the fruit as a food source (Gilmore, p. 142, 1933). Latitude: Longitude: Altitude: Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Ashland, Bayfield, Brown, Buffalo, Calumet, Chippewa, Clark, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Door, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Florence, Fond du Lac, Forest, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Iron, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, Kewaunee, La Crosse, Lafayette, Langlade, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Oneida, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Price, Racine, Richland, Rock, Rusk, Sauk, Sawyer, Shawano, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon, Vilas, Walworth, Washington, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago, Wood) Click here for distribution map In US: (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV, WY) In Canada: (MB, NB, NS, ON, PE, QC) References: Synonym(s): Basionym: na Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym: na