Photos: Co.Waterford, Co.Cork |
Dwarf Elder Clusters of small white flowers, petals often pink-tipped. Can be confused with Elder, S. nigra but leaves have numerous narrower leaflets, leafy stipules at bases. Hairless. Unbranched, spreads by creeping rhizomes. Height to 180cm. Originally introduced as medicinal plant. Roadsides, hedgerows, waste ground, often near habitation. Widespread but local, most frequent in central Ireland. |
Dwarf Elder