Sambucus cerulea
blue elder
As recorded: Sambucus velutina Durand & Hilg.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Dipsacales › Viburnaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.; Hoffmann, R.R. Hoffmann →Harold St.John →
- Collector number
- 8863
- Date
- August 18, 1927
- Locality
- Tecalote Canyon, Santa Barbara County.
- Region
- California, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Sambucus cerulea observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1927. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 24,312 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)
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Cite this specimen
Sambucus cerulea. BISH 454585. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956518262. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/454585.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956518262 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026