Sambucus pubens

Sambucus pubens
Sambucus pubens in flower in spring
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Dipsacales
Family:	Adoxaceae
Genus:	Sambucus
Species:	S. pubens
Binomial name
Sambucus pubens Michx.
Synonyms[1]
Sambucus racemosa var. pubens (Michx.) S. Wats. Sambucus racemosa var. pubens (Michx.) Koehne Sambucus racemosa subsp. pubens (Michx.) Hultén Sambucus racemosa fo. pubens (Michx.) Voss Sambucus pubens var. arborescens Torr. & A. Gray Sambucus pubens f. calva Fernald Sambucus pubens var. dissecta Britton Sambucus pubens f. dissecta (Britton) Fernald Sambucus pubens var. leucocarpa Torr. & A. Gray Sambucus pubens f. leucocarpa (Torr. & A. Gray) Fernald

Sambucus pubens, the American red elder, is a species of elder (Sambucus) native to eastern North America.^[2] 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. They have a bitter taste and can cause digestive problems if eaten in large quantities by humans.^[3]

References

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1. ^ "Sambucus pubens". The Plant List.
2. ^ Michaux (1803). Flora Borealis-Americana. Vol. 1. p. 181.^{[full citation needed]}
3. ^ Niering, William A.; Olmstead, Nancy C. (1985) [1979]. The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Wildflowers (Eastern Region ed.). Knopf. p. 448. ISBN 0-394-50432-1.

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