Sambucus ebulus
Sambucus ebulus
FamilyGenus: Sambucusnative in Germany
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About this species
Sambucus ebulus is a herbaceous perennial archaeophyte in Great Britain, reaching about a metre in height and flowering in early summer.
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Ecological significance
As a long-established archaeophyte in Great Britain, Sambucus ebulus forms part of the flora of certain disturbed or edge habitats, but specific ecological impacts are not detailed in the available evidence.
Annual cycle
This herbaceous perennial flowers from June to July.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Sonne
Moisture
Frisch (Mäßig feucht)
Soil
Starkzehrer (Nährstoffreicher/Fetter Boden)
Flowering period
Jun – Jul
Soil reaction
Basisch / Kalkhold
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Krautige Pflanze
Woodiness
Verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Plant height
0.971 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Pflege & Anbau
Provide a sunny position with moist but free-draining, nutrient-rich, alkaline soil. The plant is intolerant of salt. Avoid heavily disturbed ground. Once established, it requires little intervention.
Scientific profile
Sambucus ebulus belongs to the family Viburnaceae and is an archaeophyte in Great Britain, having been introduced in ancient times and now thoroughly naturalised. It grows as a herbaceous perennial, typically reaching a height of just under one metre; its stems are recorded as woody, particularly at the base. The leaves are broad and have a notably large leaf area. Flowering occurs from June to July. The species favours full sun and nutrient-rich, calcareous soils that remain moderately moist; it is not tolerant of saline conditions and thrives where disturbance is low.
Pollinators & visitors
33 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Pieris napiAglais urticaeManiola jurtinaPieris brassicaeBombus lucorumApamea monoglyphaCoenonympha arcaniaFabriciana niobeCerapteryx graminisErebia ligeaIphiclides podaliriusMellicta athaliaSatyrium w-albumCallimorpha dominulaAcronicta rumicisThymelicus lineolaPararge aegeriaTrichius fasciatusApis melliferaErebia alberganus vonArgynnis paphiaBrenthis daphne (Denis & Schiffermüller), 1775Lycaena virgaureaeSatyrus ferulaCelastrina argiolusLithosia quadraPyronia tithonusAmata phegeaAutographa gammaLycaena phlaeasLycaena alciphronPlebejus argusNyea lurideola
Other flower visitors
53 other species visit the flowers
Troglodytes troglodytesPasser montanusColumba palumbusTurdus pilarisFringilla coelebsTurdus iliacusPhylloscopus collybitaSylvia borinPhoenicurus ochrurosRegulus ignicapillaSturnus vulgarisPyrrhula pyrrhulaFringilla montifringillaParus majorGarrulus glandariusDendrocopos majorVulpes vulpesSaxicola torquatusFicedula hypoleucaErithacus rubeculaCetonia aurataMisumena vatiaCerambyx scopoliiArge melanochraStictoleptura rubraTrichius gallicusOxythyrea funestaTurdus philomelosPoecile palustrisChloris chlorisSylvia currucaMuscicapa striataStreptopelia decaoctoPhoenicurus phoenicurusTurdus viscivorusPasser domesticusCorvus coroneTurdus merulaCyanistes caeruleusErinaceus europaeusLuscinia megarhynchosSylvia undataMeles melesOriolus oriolusMonticola solitariusSylvia communisPica picaMartes foinaSylvia atricapillaSylvia cantillans
Sources & data origin
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
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•FloraWeb / BfN
•EIVE 1.0 — Dengler et al. (2023), DOI: 10.3897/VCS.98324 (CC BY 4.0)
•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)
•TRY Categorical Traits (ID3) — Kattge et al. (2012), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.3 (CC BY 3.0)
•TRY Global Spectrum (ID81) — Díaz et al. (2016/2021), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.81 (CC BY)
•Govaerts R et al. (2025) — World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) v14. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. DOI: 10.34885/xs7h-ze42 (CC BY 4.0)
•Foto: © Adobe Stock / AdobeStock_625631826
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