Kingdom Plantae Family Adoxaceae Rank Species | Order Dipsacales Genus Sambucus | |
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Similar Sambucus racemosa subsp pu, Sambucus canadensis, Sambucus cerulea, Sambucus australasica, Sambucus racemosa | ||
Sambucus pubens or American red elder is a species of elder (Sambucus) native to eastern North America. The inflorescence is a rounded panicle, making the plant easy to distinguish from the more common S. canadensis, which has a more open, flattened corymb. Some authors have considered S. pubens to be conspecific with S. racemosa L.
Uses
Common name is "red-berried elder" or "red elderberry". The red berries are an important food source for many birds. To humans, they are poisonous raw but can be eaten if cooked.
References
Sambucus pubens Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA