
Sambucus cerulea
blue elder
As recorded: Sambucus glauca Nutt.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Dipsacales › Viburnaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.
- Collector number
- 6673
- Date
- August 1, 1924
- Locality
- Snohomish County, Darrington.
- Region
- Washington, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 1, 1924, St.John, H. also collected 1 other specimen.
Sambucus cerulea observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1924. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 24,307 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

2026-10-26
San Diego County, CA, USA
(c) Fred Melgert / Carla Hoegen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-23
Wallowa County, US-OR, US
(c) Environment Oregon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-23
Old Dairy Rd, Camarillo, CA, US
(c) Vera Beck, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-22
W First St, Chico, CA, US
(c) Theo Moreira, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-22
W First St, Chico, CA, US
(c) Elizabeth Tortoris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-21
Smithfield Dry Trail, Hyde Park, UT, US
(c) chupacabra64, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Sambucus cerulea. BISH 453715. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956597036. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/453715.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956597036 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
