Blue Elderberry, Caprifoliaceae (Honeysuckle Family)Sambucus  nigra  cerulea Home     Plant Index     Photo Details  &   Description      Utah Range Map

Photo Details September 21, 2003  - North Arm of Pineview Reservoir, Weber County, Utah  - ©Nicky Davis Characteristics To 25 foot  tall, large,  thicket-forming shrub or small tree with compact, rounded crown, whitish flowers in large clusters, and bluish fruit. Leaves are opposite; pinnately compound; 5-7" long;  sharply saw-toothed; short-stalked. Yellow-green above, paler and often hairy beneath. All species are potentially poisonous Back to top