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

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

Coast Red Elderberry, Pacific Red Elderberry, Red Elderberry: Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa (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.

Coast Red Elderberry, Pacific Red Elderberry, Red Elderberry: Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa (Synonyms: Sambucus callicarpa, Sambucus pubens, Sambucus pubens var. arborescens, Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa)

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.

Coast Red Elderberry, Pacific Red Elderberry, Red Elderberry: Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa (Synonyms: Sambucus callicarpa, Sambucus pubens, Sambucus pubens var. arborescens, Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa)

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.

Red berries and opposite, pinnately compound leaves of Red Elderberry, Coast Red Elderberry: Sambucus racemosa var. arborescens (Synonyms: Sambucus callicarpa, Sambucus pubens, Sambucus pubens var. arborescens, Sambucus racemosa ssp. pubens, Sambucus racemosa ssp. pubens var. arborescens, Sambucus racemosa var. pubens, Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa)

The red berries of red elderberry as seen at the Sandy River Delta, western Columbia River Gorge........September 29, 2012.
Paul Slichter