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
	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

^ "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. ISBN 0-394-50432-1.

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[1] "Sambucus pubens". The Plant List.

[mx-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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