Status: Native
Synonyms:
Sambucus caerulea Rafinesque var. neomexicana (Wooton) Rehder
Sambucus glauca Nuttall var. neomexicana A. Nelson
Sambucus neomexicana Wooton
Sambucus neomexicana Wooton var. vestita (Wooton & Standley) Kearney & Peebles
Sambucus vestita Wooton & Standley
Sambucus mexicana var. cerulea is a shrub to small tree with clusters of small white flowers
which mature into blue berries. The leaves are compound with opposite leaflets. It is found in moist canyons
at mid to upper elevation.
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Sambucus mexicana var. cerulea, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Signal Peak Turnoff, July 2, 2007
Sambucus mexicana var. cerulea, in fruit, photo Russ Kleinman, Mogollon Mtns., Bursum Road, Aug. 5, 2007
Sambucus mexicana var. cerulea, flat topped inflorescence, photo Russ Kleinman and Patrick Alexander, Pinos Altos Range, Signal Peak Road, Aug. 30, 2009
Sambucus mexicana var. cerulea, winter twig, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Signal Peak Road, April 3, 2010
Sambucus mexicana var. cerulea, bud & leaf scar of winter twig, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Signal Peak Road, April 3, 2010
Sambucus mexicana var. cerulea, inflorescence, photo Russ Kleinman, Richard Felger & the Gila Native Plant Society field trip, Pinos Altos Range, Meadow Creek, June 20, 2010
Sambucus mexicana var. cerulea, opposite leaves, photo Russ Kleinman, Richard Felger & the Gila Native Plant Society field trip, Pinos Altos Range, Meadow Creek, June 20, 2010
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