The adult beetle feeds on the pollen of Sambucus species.

The plant is a parasite growing attached to the roots of other plants, generally Sambucus species.

The ripe, cooked berries (pulp and skin) of most species of Sambucus are edible.

Ornamental varieties of Sambucus are grown in gardens for their showy flowers, fruits and lacy foliage.

It is sometimes called the elderflower rose as its flower formation resembles Elderberry (Sambucus) flowers.

John Sambucus, physician; a woodcut.

Sambucus' emblem book was edited five times and it was translated into French and Dutch.

(Sambucifolia; having leaves like Sambucus, the Elder tree)

Elderberry (Sambucus species).

Sambucus canadensis (syn.

National Institute of Health - Medline page on Sambucus nigra L.

The Oxford English Dictionary states, however, that the term comes from the Latin word sambucus, meaning "elderberry".

Sambucuas (Sambucus nigra)

The Blackberry Elder Sambucus melanocarpa of western North America is intermediate between the preceding and next groups.

SNA, for the lectin of Elderberry (Sambucus nigra)

The specific Latin name "sambucina", should refer to the smell of Elder (Sambucus nigra) emanating by some plants of this species.

Elderflower cordial is a soft drink made largely from a refined sugar and water solution and uses the flowers of the elderberry, also called Sambucus nigra.

The larvae feed on Vaccinium, Salix, Betula alleghaniensis, Sambucus and Fragaria.

Sambucus Immune Syrup by Nature's Way SambuGuard by Flora Inc.

Johannes Sambucus reports it as happening recently in the Dutch town of Bergen op Zoom in his Emblemata (1564).

Much later, the genera Sambucus (elders) and Viburnum were added after careful morphological analysis of biochemical tests by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group.

The larvae feed on various trees and shrubs, including Rhamnus purshiana, Holodiscus discolor, Sambucus species and Symphoricarpos albus.

There are also small areas of Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, and Elder Sambucus scrub, particularly along the lower slopes of the downland and on the earthworks.

Elder, Sambucus Nigra, will produce dull blue, lavender and purples; marigold petals were once used for colouring butter and cheese, and the common dandelion supplies pink.

Two of the most familiar members of Dipsacales, the elderberry ('Sambucus') and the viburnum, formerly in Caprifoliaceae, have been moved into Adoxaceae, along with some other genera.