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Elder, Elderberry (Sambucus)

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Elder, Elderberry Genus Details

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Elderberries have opposite, odd-pinnately compound, deciduous leaves with 5-7 leaflets. The flowers are small, white and borne in clusters. The hardy shrubs are grown as ornamentals in the United States.


Elder, Elderberry Allergy Info

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This genus is not typically considered to be of marked allergenic significance to most people.

Elder, Elderberry Pollen Description

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Pollen grains of Sambucus are spheroidal to prolate and suboblate; the amb triangular or rounded-triangular and 3-colporate. The pores are circular and the surface is reticulate.
Pollen grains of Sambucus are 20-22 x 16-17 micrometers.

Species in This Genus

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Allergenicity Legend:
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Elder, Elderberry (Sambucus) is a genus of the CAPRIFOLIACEAE family.
This genus includes the following allergenic species:

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Elder, Elderberry Genus Location

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The shaded areas on the map indicates where the genus has been observed in the United States. Click the map to see a full scale version of these allergy areas.
  - Native, observed in a county
  - Introduced, observed in a county
  - Rarely observed

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