ELDER

ELDER
(Sambucus)





A genus of plants of the natural order Caprifoliaceae, sub-order Sambuceae, consisiting chiefly of shrubs and trees, with pinnate leaves, small flowers of which  the corolla is wheel-shaped and 5-cleft, and 3-seeded berries.
The species are very widely distributed- the common elder, the Bourtree of the scotch, is a native of Europe, the north of Asia, and the north of Africa. It is found in all parts of Britain. It is a very large shrub, sometimes a small tree, with rather large leaves, and large terminal cymes of cream colored flowers, which are followed by small black-or rarely whitish-berries.

Its leaves and young shoots diffuse a narcotic odour, and it is said to be dangerous to sleep under its shade. The young leaf-buds are so violently purgative to be considered dangerous. the inner bark has a biter acrid taste.

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