Sambucus pubens

Sambucus pubens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	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 in flower in spring

Sambucus pubens or 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.

Sambucus pubens habitat

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

1. The Plant List, Sambucus pubens
2. Michaux, Flora Borealis-Americana 1: 181 1803.