NATIVE WOODY PLANTS OF THE UNITED STATES DASHA 
Sambucus microbotrys Rydb. Bunchberry elder. 
Range: 9, 18, 14, 15 (Black Hills). 
Site: Well-drained, moist, sun, shade. 
“ruit: Berry, available July—September. 
A smei. shrub or rarely a large shrub; flowers May—July. 
Stomac.. records: Richardson’s grouse. Observations: Dusky grouse. Ex- 
tensively srowsed in summer, even more in the fall, by livestock. 
Sambucus neomexicana, see Sambucus caerulea. 
Sambucus pubens Michx. Red elder. 
S. racemosa of auths., not L. 
Range: 15 (Black Hills), 21, 22, 28, 24, 26, 27, 28. 
Site: Dry, well-drained, sun, shade. 
Fruit: Berry, available June-November, sometimes persistent until 
January. 
A large shrub; flowers April-May; 48,800 seeds per pound. Records of 
this species on the West Coast probably refer to S. callicarpa (q. v.). 
Stomach records: Twenty-three species of birds, including ruffed grouse, bob- 
white, and ring-necked pheasant. Observations: Moose, red squirrel, white-tailed 
deer. 
Sambucus racemosa, see Sambucus pubens. 
Sambucus simpsonii Rehd. Southern elder. 
Range: 29, 30, 31. 
Site: Well-drained, moist, sun. 
Fruit: Berry. 
A large shrub to small tree; flowers throughout the year; forms vast thickets. 
Sambucus velutina, see Sambucus caerulea. 
Sambucus vestita, see Sambucus caerulea. 
Sanvinicna assurgentiflora, see Lavatera assurgentifolia. 
Sapindus drummondii Hook, and Arn. Western soapberry. 
Ranges it 06. 17, 19, 20, 22,25, 29, 30: 
Site: Dry, well-drained, moist, sun. 
Fruit: Berry; available September—October, commenly persistent until 
spring. 
A large shrub or small to large tree with dense foliage; flowers May—June; 
occurs on clay, limestone and other soils; wood used to some extent commer- 
cially; 1,500-1,700 seeds per pound; contains large quantities of saponin, a 
severe poison which is objectionable to the taste. Not browsed by livestock. 
Sapindus manatensis, see Sapindus marginatus. 
Sapindus marginatus Willd. Florida soapberry. 
S. manatensis Radek, 
Range: 29, 30. 
Site: Well-drained, moist, sun. 
Fruit: Berry; available in October. 
A small to large tree; flowers in May; commonly occurs in sand. 
Sapium biloculare (Wats.) Pax. 
S. bilocularis amplum Johust., Sebastiania bilecularis Wats. 
Range: 10. 
Site: Dry, well-drained, sun. 
Fruit: Capsule. 
A large shrub to small tree; a fish poison; produces jumping beans. 
Sarcobatus baileyi Cov. 
Range: 10. 
Site: Dry, sun. 
Fruit: Achene. 
A small shrub. 
Sarcobatus vermiculatus (Hook.) Torr. Greasewood. 
Range: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15. 
Site: Dry, sun. 
Fruit: Achene. 
A small to large, spiny shrub; occurs in alkaline soil, withstanding a hydrogen- 
ion concentration to pH 8.0. 
