Biology:Sambucus pubens
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Sambucus pubens | |
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| Sambucus pubens in 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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| Binomial name | |
| Sambucus pubens Michx.
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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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". http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/search?q=Sambucus+pubens.
- ↑ Michaux (1803). Flora Borealis-Americana. 1. p. 181.[full citation needed]
- ↑ Niering, William A.; Olmstead, Nancy C. (1985). The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Wildflowers (Eastern Region ed.). Knopf. p. 448. ISBN 0-394-50432-1.
Wikidata ☰ Q12210848 entry
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