[Elderberries: The Genus Sambucus West of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Two views of the dark berries and pinnately compound leaves of black elderberry as seen along the Springwater Trail about one mile east of Gresham, OR........September 9, 2010.

Additional close-up photos of the inflorescence and undersides of the leaves of black elderberry as seen along the Springwater Trail between Palmblad and Rugg Roads to the east of Gresham, OR.........April 18, 2011. The more common red elderberry (Sambucus racemosa var. arborescens) has glabrous lower leaf surfaces and red berries visible from late spring into mid summer.