Coast Red Elderberry, Red Elderberry
Sambucus racemosa var. arborescens
Synonyms: SamSambucus pubens var. arborescens, Sambucus racemosa var. arborescens, Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa - missapplied
The photo above 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.
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Red elderberry as seen at left along the Pacific Crest Trail between the Divide Camp and Killen Creek Trail junctions, Mount Adams Wilderness...........August 19, 2013. The photo at right shows what may be the developing fruits of red elderberry as seen on the toe of the lava flow on the northern edge of TakhTakh Meadows, Gifford Pinchot National Forest......August 6, 2022. There's a possibility these could be var. melanocarpa.
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Red elderberry blooming along the Shorthorn Trail #16 at the eastern branch of West Fork Morrison Creek, Mount Adams Wilderness......July 7, 2021.
Paul Slichter