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Sambucus nigra ‘Gerda’
Black beauty elderberry
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
| Subclass | Asteridae | A large class that encompasses asters |
| Order | Dipsacales | Includes viburnum, honeysuckle, snowberry, beautybush, twinflower, many others |
| Family | Adoxaceae | Elders and viburnums |
| Genus | Sambucus | From Greek sambuke, for a musical instrument made from elderwood |
| Species | nigra | Black, referring to the color of the seeds |
| Cultivar | ‘Gerda’ | |
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Sambucus nigra ‘Gerda’ description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.
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6/17/2012 · Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay, Maine
≈ 15 × 10" (39 × 26 cm) 
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