| The dwarf elder or Danewort, S. Ebulus, a common European species, reaches a height of about 6 ft. |
| What will remain uppermost in the mind are surely the banks of dwarf elder Sambucus ebulus, also known as danewort, with their hordes of nectaring Hairstreaks. |
| Following their re-emergence in early spring, the mature peacock butterflies feed on flowering sallows, dandelions, wild marjoram, danewort and clover fields. |
| Parkinson, however, thinks the plant obtained the name of danewort because it would cause a flux called the Danes. |
