Sambucus racemosa
Sambucus racemosa
FamilyGenus: Sambucusnative in Germany
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Species
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Interactions
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Host relationships
Species
About this species
A deciduous shrub introduced to Great Britain, bearing clusters of flowers in spring and preferring moist, fertile, semi-shaded sites.
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Ecological significance
Sambucus racemosa is an introduced, established shrub in Great Britain, occurring in semi-shaded, nutrient-rich habitats.
Annual cycle
Leaves emerge in spring, flowers appear in April and May, and the deciduous foliage is shed in autumn.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Halbschatten
Moisture
Frisch (Mäßig feucht)
Soil
Starkzehrer (Nährstoffreicher/Fetter Boden)
Flowering period
Apr – Mai
Soil reaction
Mäßig sauer bis neutral
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Strauch
Woodiness
Verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Leaf phenology
Laubabwerfend
Plant height
2.439 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Pflege & Anbau
Plant in partial shade in a moist, nutrient-rich soil. The shrub tolerates low disturbance and reaches approximately 2.4 m in height.
Scientific profile
Sambucus racemosa is a deciduous, broad-leaved woody shrub, typically reaching a height of 2.4 m. It is introduced and established in Great Britain. The leaves are broad, with an average area of around 1868 mm², and the plant has an estimated diaspore mass of 1.84 mg. Flowering occurs in April and May. The shrub is adapted to semi-shaded conditions on fresh, nutrient-rich, neutral to slightly acid soils with low disturbance and moderately warm temperatures.
Pollinators & visitors
6 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Host relationships
3 species use this plant as a host
Other flower visitors
34 other species visit the flowers
Turdus merulaPica picaPyrrhula pyrrhulaPhoenicurus ochrurosFringilla coelebsTurdus philomelosCorvus coroneSylvia currucaPoecile palustrisPhylloscopus collybitaDendrocoptes mediusSylvia borinCervus elaphusUrsus arctosErithacus rubeculaSturnus vulgarisHaemorhous mexicanusSylvia atricapillaParus majorTurdus pilarisGarrulus glandariusParus montanusCoccothraustes coccothraustesPasser montanusPasser domesticusColumba palumbusFicedula hypoleucaChloris chlorisColumba oenasDendrocopos majorCyanistes caeruleusTurdus viscivorusMuscicapa striataSylvia communis
Sources & data origin
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•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_280878978
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