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Sambucus racemosa subsp. racemosa   (redirected from: Sambucus microbotrys Rydb.)
Family: Adoxaceae
[Sambucus callicarpa Greene, moreSambucus microbotrys Rydb., Sambucus pubens Michx., Sambucus pubens f. calva Fernald, Sambucus pubens var. arborescens Torr. & Gray, Sambucus pubens var. dissecta Britton, Sambucus racemosa subsp. pubens (Michx.) Hultén, Sambucus racemosa var. arborescens (Torr. & Gray) Gray, Sambucus racemosa var. laciniata Koch, Sambucus racemosa var. leucocarpa (Torr. & Gray) Cronq., Sambucus racemosa var. microbotrys (Rydb.) Kearney & Peebles, Sambucus racemosa var. pubens (Michx.) Koehne]
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Shrub to 3 m tall Leaves: opposite, pinnately compound. Leaflets five to seven, 5 - 12.5 cm long, lance- egg-shaped to narrowly oblong with pointed tip, finely toothed, often softly hairy beneath. Flowers: borne in large, egg-shaped terminal clusters (cymes), white, 3 - 4 mm wide, numerous. Cyme about as long as broad, with an evident main axis extending beyond the lowermost branches. Corolla five-lobed. Stamens five. Fruit: berry-like (drupe), juicy, in clusters, bright red (seldom white or yellow), 5 mm long. There are three to five stones inside each drupe. Twigs: finely hairy when young. Pith brown.

Similar species: Sambucus canadensis is similar but has flat-topped or dome-shaped cymes, a white pith, fruit that is dark purple, and a flowering time that begins in June.

Flowering: late April to late May

Habitat and ecology: Frequent in mesic and swampy woodlands.

Occurence in the Chicago region: native

Notes: Though a favorite food of birds, the bitter fruit will cause stomach upsets in people if eaten in quantity.

Etymology: Sambucus comes from the Greek word sambuke, a musical instrument made of elder wood. Racemosa derives from the Latin for "having a raceme" (a cluster of stalked flowers arranged along a central stem). Pubens means downy.

Author: The Morton Arboretum

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