Viburnaceae
Dwarf elder
Sambucus ebulus
- Family
- Viburnaceae
- Genus
- Sambucus
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Common names
By language (42)
- Arabic
- خمان قزم, بلسان قزمي, خاما اقطى, خمان صغير
- arz
- خمان قزم
- Asturian
- Llaberón
- Azerbaijani
- Otşəkilli gəndəlaş
- Basque
- Andura, Akamailu, Mausa, Zihaurri
- Belarusian
- Бузіна травяністая
- Breton
- Skav-bihan
- Bulgarian
- Бъзак, Тревист бъз
- Cantonese
- 矮接骨木
- Catalan
- Évol, Yèble
- Chinese
- 矮接骨木
- Corsican
- Sambuchellu, Sambucheddu
- Croatian
- Abdovina
- Czech
- Bez chebdí
- Danish
- Sommer-Hyld
- Dutch
- Kruidvlier
- English
- Dwarf elder, Dwarf elderberry
- Estonian
- Väike leeder
- Finnish
- Ruohoselja
- French
- Hièble, Sureau hieble, Sureau hièble, Yèble
- Galician
- Engo, Sabugueiriño
- Georgian
- Ანწლი
- German
- Zwerg-Holunder, Attich, Holderkraut, Laddich, Schindholder, Wilder Holunder, Yèble, Zwergholunder
- hsb
- Małka bozanka, Hołdračk
- Hungarian
- Földi bodza, Borzag, Gyalogbodza
- Icelandic
- Evrópudvergyllir
- Italian
- Ebbio, Sambuchella, Sambuco lebbio
- Lithuanian
- Žolinis šeivamedis, Yèble
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Sommerhyll
- os
- Уанцъылы
- Persian
- سمبوکاس ابولوس
- Polish
- Bez hebd, Dziki bez hebd
- Romanian
- Boz
- Russian
- Бузина травянистая, Бузина вонючая, Бузина карликовая, Бузина низкорослая, Бузина яловая, Травянистая бузина
- scn
- Nigghiu
- Serbian
- Авдика
- Slovak
- Baza chabzdová
- Slovenian
- Smrdljivi bezeg, Habat
- Spanish
- Avileno, Avileño, Biezgo, Chavos, Diergo, Ebulo, Jambu, Jambú
- Swedish
- Sommarfläder, Yèble
- Ukrainian
- Бузина трав'яна, Бузина смердюча, Бузина трав'яниста, Бузина ялова
- Welsh
- Ysgawen Fair
Synonyms
- Ebulum humile (Mill.) Garcke
- Sambucus humilis Mill.
- Sambucus paucijuga Steven
- Viburnum ebulus (L.) Martinovský
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.