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'''Danewort''' (''Sambucus ebulus''), also known as '''Dane Weed''', '''Danesblood''', '''Dwarf Elder''' or '''European Dwarf Elder''' and '''Walewort'''<ref name="Westwood, Jennifer 1985 p. 103">Westwood, Jennifer (1985). ''Albion. A Guide to Legendary Britain''. London : Grafton Books. ISBN 0-246-11789-3. p. 103.</ref> is a [[herbaceous]] species of [[Elderberry|elder]], native to southern and central [[Europe]] and southwest [[Asia]]. It grows to 1-2 m tall, with erect, usually unbranched stems growing in large groups from an extensive perennial underground [[rhizome]]. The [[leaf|leaves]] are opposite, pinnate, 15-30 cm long, with 5-9 leaflets with a foetid smell. The stems terminate in a [[corymb]] 10-15 cm diameter with numerous white (occasionally pink) [[flower]]s. The [[fruit]] is a small glossy black [[berry]] 5-6 mm diameter. The ripe fruit give out a purple juice.<ref name="Westwood, Jennifer 1985 p. 103" /> The name Danewort comes from the belief that it only grows on the sites of battles that involved the [[Danes (Germanic tribe)|Dane]]s.<ref name="Westwood, Jennifer 1985 p. 103" /> The term 'Walewort' or 'Walwort' meant 'foreigner plant.' The plant's stems and leaves turn red in autumn and this may explain the link with blood. The word Dane may link to an old term for diarrhoea.<ref name="Westwood, Jennifer 1985 p. 103" /> ==Cultivation== ===Propagation=== ===Pests and diseases=== ==Varieties== ==Gallery== <gallery perrow=5> Image:SambucusEdulus-Ripe.jpg|Dwarf Elder berries Image:Upload.png| photo 1 Image:Upload.png| photo 2 Image:Upload.png| photo 3 </gallery> ==References== <references/> <!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 --> <!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 --> <!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 --> ==External links== *{{wplink}} {{stub}} __NOTOC__
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