Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Sambucus nigra L.

Family: Caprifoliaceae

Origin: native & introduced

Common names:

Alderne (1900) (158)

American black-berry elder [American black-berried elder] (1785) (8)

Black-berry elder [Black-berried elder] (1900) (158)

Bone tree [Bone-tree] (1900) (158)

Boor tree [Boor-tree] (1876-1900) (92, 158)

Bore tree [Bore-tree] (1900) (158)

Bountry (1876-1900) (92, 158)

Boutry (1900) (158)

Bur tree [Bur-tree] (1900) (158)

Common elder (1900-1911, Europe) (55, 158)

Elderberry (1919) (107)

Ellanwood [Ellanwood] (1876-1900) (92, 158)

Ellar (1900) (158)

Ellarne (1900) (158)

Ellen (1900) (158)

Ellet (1900) (158)

Ellhorn (1876-1900) (92, 158)

Elnorne (1900) (158)

Elren (1900) (158)

European black elderberry (Present) (50)

European elder (1919-1949) (82, 107, 109, 138, 155, 158)

Flieder (1900, German) (158)

German elder (1900) (158)

Hilder (1900) (158)

Hillerne (1900) (158)

Hollunder (1900< German) (158)

Hylder (1900) (158)

Judas tree (1900, misapplied) (158)

Parsley elder (1900) (158)

Sahuco (1900, Spanish) (158)

Skaw (1900) (158)

Sureau (1900< French) (158)

Sureau noir (1785, French) (8)

Whist-aller (1900) (158)

Winlin-berry (1900) (158)

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