''Sambucus pubens'', the American red elder, is a species of elder (''

Sambucus ''Sambucus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Adoxaceae. The various species are commonly called elder or elderberry. The genus was formerly placed in the honeysuckle family, Caprifoliaceae, but was reclassified as Adoxaceae due to ...

'') native to eastern North America. 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.

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Common name is "red-berried elder" or "

red elderberry ''Sambucus racemosa'' is a species of elderberry known by the common names red elderberry and red-berried elder. Distribution and habitat It is native to Europe, northern temperate Asia, and North America across Canada and the United States. It ...

". 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. Sambucus pubens habit

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