Red Elderberry

#2. Red Elderberry

Sambucus racemosa

Family Name:

Honeysuckle Family

Habitat:

Moist Places in both mixed forests & wetland forests.

Characteristics:

1. Small tree, 6-25ft.

2. Compound-pinnate leaf, 5-9 leaflets per leaf.

3. Cyme (pyramid) of tiny white flowers.

4. Berries red-poisonous (especially seeds).

Uses or Importances:

1. Poisonous bark, berries & leaves.

2. Leaf (tannin) is antidote for nettle stings, bee stings, scrapes, & insect bites.

3. Stems hollow-once used for flutes & blowguns.

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