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Identity

Common Name
Scientific Name Sambucus canadensis
Type plant
Sub-population Note

Taxonomy

External IDs

NCBI Tax ID 57008
GBIF ID 6369819
IUCN ID

Biology & Ecology

Description Sambucus canadensis, the American black elderberry, Canada elderberry, or common elderberry, is a North American species of elderberry. Although many parts of the plant are toxic, including the seeds, the flower and ripe berries are edible—most safely after cooking.
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References

Reference NCBI Taxonomy ID: 57008
URL https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?id=57008

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Sambucus canadensis

Record ID: 83

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