name: Black Elderberry
flavor_db_name_variants: black elderberry
source: foodb
status: draft
food_db_id: Black elderberry
id: 166
name_scientific: Sambucus nigra
description: Sambucus nigra is a species complex of flowering plants in the family Adoxaceae, native to most of Europe. Common names include elder, elderberry, black elder, European elder, European elderberry and European black elderberry, It grows in a variety of conditions including both wet and dry fertile soils, primarily in sunny locations.
itis_id: 35324
wikipedia_id: Sambucus nigra
picture_file_name: 166.jpg
picture_content_type: image/jpeg
picture_file_size: 182013
picture_updated_at: 2012-04-20T09:43:17.000Z
legacy_id: 176
food_group: Fruits
food_subgroup: Berries
food_type: Type 1
created_at: 2011-02-09T00:37:23.000Z
updated_at: 2019-05-14T18:04:17.000Z
creator_id: null
updater_id: null
export_to_afcdb: false
category: specific
ncbi_taxonomy_id: 4202
export_to_foodb: true
public_id: FOOD00166