Sambucus cerulea
Viburnaceae
Blue Elderberry
Shrub or small tree, erect, usually as wide as tall. Stems hairless. Leaves deciduous, with 3–9 leaflets. Leaflets 3–8 in. long, oval to lance-shaped with pointed tip, sharply serrate. Flowers white, in large flat-topped inflorescence with central stem shorter and weaker than branches. Flowers small, round, with 5 petals. Blue-black berries covered with white waxy powder. Grows in mixed conifer forests, forest-steppe transitions, open talus slopes, at high elevations.
- Rarity: Common
- Flowering Time: Early Summer
- Flower Form: Petals 5, Completely Free, Regular Shape, Ovary Su
- Life Cycle: Perennial
- Height: 4–20 feet
- Habitat: East-side Forest, West-side Forest
- Found In: Mt. Rainier NP, Olympic NP
- Native: Yes
- Latin Synonyms: Sambucus nigra ssp. cerulea, Sambucus mexicana ssp. cerulea
