Sambucus Nigra

Taxonomy:       

Kingdom:	Plantae
Phylum:	Tracheophytes
Class:	Angiosperms
Class:	Eudicots
Order:	Dipsacales
Family:	Adoxaceae
Genus:	Sambucus
Species:	S. Nigra

             

How to identify it?

Sambucus Nigra is a medicinal plant found in Algeria and it is a perennial plant of the Adoxaceae family, found in Europe and North Africa, and it is a short-lived shrub up to 3-4 meters high with opposite leaves, of a complex shape, containing 5-7 oval leaves. The flowers are white and very fragrant. The fruits are small poisonous black berries filled with dark red juice.

 

 

Type Of Plant	Life Cycle	Height	Flowering Time	Altitude
Shrub	Perennial	2  to 4 m	Juin-July	0 - 1600 m

 

Mediterranean	Edible	Color	Abundance	Toxicity
Yes	No	White-Cream	More rarely	Medium toxic

 

Other Common Name:

Arabic	Berber/Targui	English	French	Other Name
Baylasen	Sembouqa	Black elder	Sureau Noir	European elder

 

 Related species:

§  Sambucus racemosa 

§  Sambucus ebulus

§  Sambucus Palmensis

§  Sambucus Canadensis