Coast Red Elderberry, Pacific Red Elderberry, Red Elderberry
Sambucus racemosa var. arborescens
Synonyms: Sambucus callicarpa, Sambucus pubens, Sambucus pubens var. arborescens, Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa
Red elderberry in bloom along the Springwater Trail west of Boring, OR.....May 11, 2023.
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The photo at left shows a close-up of the inflorescence
and the compound pinnate leaves of red elderberry as seen next to a small stream along Cascade Creek just outside the Mt. Adams Wilderness........June 2, 2007. The photo at right shows red elderberry in bloom in open, burned forest (Big Hollow Fire) along the Observation Peak Trail #132, Sister Rocks Research Natural Area.......June 25, 2024.
Red fruits of red elderberry as seen at the base of a talus slope along the Indian Heaven Trail #33 at the north end of Clear Lake, Indian Heaven Wilderness......September 8, 2023.
The red berries of red elderberry as seen at the Sandy River Delta, western Columbia River Gorge........September 29, 2012.
Paul Slichter