ID please

[Containergardener]

I have various self seeded plants of this. I thought it was sambucus nigra which I have, now my leaves are open they are completely different. I have a standard elder too which is just green leaved. I have added pic of green leaved one for comparison.
Any ideas?

[ameno]

Are you certain it's not purple elder? It certain looks a lot like it. The purple elder you already have may be the "Black Lace" variety, which has long, thing leaves, but you can get purple elder which looks the same as normal alder (only purple), too.
Try crushing and smelling the leaves. Elder has a very distinct and pungent smell (compare it to your normal elder so you know what it's meant to smell like).

[nickdub]

Yes elderberry, as Ameno said.

[Containergardener]

Thanks. I've got them potted so il watch how they progress into warmer weather and compare again.

[ameno]

Just smell the leaves. The smell (or rather, stench) of elder leaves in pretty unmistakable.

[Containergardener]

Thats true. I don't like the smell . I will do it today.

[Plot70]

We had a big patch of elder seedlings in our back garden and can only imagine that a bunch of ripe berries had been thrown over the fence.
There is a wild bush in the rear footpath and some purple elder in several gardens.
There was a mixture of green and purple.
I just weeded them all out as there is plenty of wild berries if I want to harvest them.

[Containergardener]

No footpaths here but the birds sit on my pergola where all seedlings are, having feasted on the berries .

[Plot70]

Some seeds do indeed have a habit of finding there way from input to output of wild birds.

[Containergardener]

Definitely

[Containergardener]

Thats true. I don't like the smell . I will do it today.

I think smell the same , my sense of smell isn't strong.