Sambucus canadensis × S. nigra (Sambucaceae): a hybrid Elder in northern Scotland
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https://doi.org/10.33928/bib.2024.06.098Keywords:
Beachen wood, neophyte, morphological evidenceAbstract
A Sambucus (Elder) taxon is reported from four locations in northern Scotland. On morphological grounds this is considered to be the hybrid of S. canadensis and S. nigra. It is likely that some records of S. canadensis from Great Britain actually refer to this hybrid.
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