Sambucus pubens,theAmerican 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 commonS. canadensis,which has a more open, flattened corymb. Some authors have consideredS. pubensto be conspecific withS. racemosaL.
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| Sambucus pubensin flower in spring | |
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Scientific classification
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Dipsacales |
| Family: | Adoxaceae |
| Genus: | Sambucus |
| Species: | S. pubens
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| Sambucus pubens Michx.
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Uses
editCommon 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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- ^"Sambucus pubens".The Plant List.
- ^Michaux (1803).Flora Borealis-Americana.Vol. 1. p. 181.[full citation needed]
- ^Niering, William A.;Olmstead, Nancy C. (1985) [1979].The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Wildflowers(Eastern Region ed.). Knopf. p. 448.ISBN0-394-50432-1.
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