Elderberry
Sambucus nigra / Sambucus canadensis — The elder's dark fruit
- Botanical name
- Sambucus nigra / Sambucus canadensis
- Family
- Adoxaceae
- Parts
- fruit
- Origin
- European
- Tradition
- European
- Native range
- Europe
- Compound classes
- flavonoids, phenolics, glycosides, minerals, vitamins
- Flavour
- Deep berry sweet-tart, rich and slightly tannic when fully ripe
Plant and fungal knowledge in the language of craft and tradition — not medical advice. Fungai Art, small-batch extracts.