Sambucus racemosa var. pubens

ClassificationDicots
FamilyAdoxaceae
Family (Traditional)Caprifoliaceae
GenusSambucus
Species: Sambucus racemosa
Infraspecies:Sambucus racemosa (Michx.) Koehne var. pubens
Common NameRed Elderberry
Growth Habitshrub
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Woody; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: shrub; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Leaf Arrangement: opposite; Leaf Complexity: compound; Leaf Dissection: 1; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: pinnate; Leaflet Margins: serrate; Leaflet Number: 5; Leaflet Number: 7; Base Flower Color: White; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Berry; Fruit Type: Drupe; Fruit Wet/Dry: Wet; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Pistil Number: 1; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 5
C value 8
StatusNative
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** Not applicable or data not available.
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

SynonymFull Citation
Sambucus callicarpa Sambucus callicarpa Greene
Sambucus microbotrys Sambucus microbotrys Rydb.
Sambucus pubens Sambucus pubens Michx.
Sambucus pubens var. arborescens Sambucus pubens var. arborescens Torr. & Gray
Sambucus racemosa Sambucus racemosa L.
Sambucus racemosa subsp. pubens Sambucus racemosa subsp. pubens (Michx.) Hultén
Sambucus racemosa subsp. racemosa Sambucus racemosa subsp. racemosa
Sambucus racemosa var. arborescens Sambucus racemosa var. arborescens (Torr. & Gray) Gray
Sambucus racemosa var. laciniata Sambucus racemosa var. laciniata Koch
Sambucus racemosa var. leucocarpa Sambucus racemosa var. leucocarpa (Torr. & Gray) Cronq.
Sambucus racemosa var. microbotrys Sambucus racemosa var. microbotrys (Rydb.) Kearney & Peebles
Sambucus racemosa var. pubens Sambucus racemosa var. pubens (Michx.) Koehne

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Harlan (KY), Carter (TN), Cocke (TN), DeKalb (TN), Greene (TN), Grundy (TN), Hamilton (TN), Marion (TN), Monroe (TN), Morgan (TN), Polk (TN), Scott (TN), Sevier (TN), Unicoi (TN), Van Buren (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY, ETSU, HTTU, MDKY, TENN, UCHT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1897 - 2009

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
31234100348448 Harlan Kentucky Greg Sievert
 EKY
Sambucus pubens
ETSU007865 Carter Tennessee
ETSU
Sambucus pubens
TENN-V-0205688 Greene Tennessee
TENN
Sambucus pubens
APSC0099812 Hamilton Tennessee
APSC
Sambucus racemosa
APSC0091910 Scott Tennessee
APSC
Sambucus pubens
HTTU008101 DeKalb Tennessee
HTTU
Sambucus pubens
UCHT040345 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Sambucus racemosa
UCHT039074 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Sambucus racemosa
31234100348489 Harlan Kentucky Ronald L. Jones
 EKY
Sambucus racemosa
31234100348513 Scott Tennessee 29 Apr 2006 Dwayne Estes, John Beck
8785		 EKY
Sambucus pubens
31234100348463 Harlan Kentucky Bryce D. Fields
 EKY
Sambucus racemosa
TENN-V-0205693 Scott Tennessee
TENN
Sambucus pubens
APSC0030750 Carter Tennessee
APSC
Sambucus pubens
UCHT040822 Tennessee
UCHT
Sambucus pubens
UCHT040344 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Sambucus racemosa
UCHT040824 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Sambucus racemosa
31234100348455 Harlan Kentucky Richard H. Hannan
 EKY
Sambucus racemosa
TENN-V-0205698 Van Buren Tennessee
TENN
Sambucus pubens
TENN-V-0205689 Grundy Tennessee
TENN
Sambucus pubens
APSC0054054 Hamilton Tennessee
APSC
Sambucus pubens
TENN-V-0205695 Unicoi Tennessee
TENN
Sambucus pubens
TENN-V-0205795 Sevier Tennessee
TENN
Sambucus pubens
APSC0060040 Harlan Kentucky
APSC
Sambucus pubens
UCHT036101 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Sambucus racemosa
N/A Cocke Tennessee 28 Aug 1897 Thos. H. Kearney, Jr.
732		 UCHT
Sambucus pubens
UCHT036102 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Sambucus racemosa
UCHT036111 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Sambucus racemosa
UCHT036104 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Sambucus racemosa
N/A Unicoi Tennessee 04 Apr 2009 Frosty Levy
 ETSU
Sambucus pubens
TENN-V-0205687 Greene Tennessee
TENN
Sambucus pubens
TENN-V-0205690 Marion Tennessee
TENN
Sambucus pubens
APSC0057222 Harlan Kentucky
APSC
Sambucus pubens
APSC0058689 Harlan Kentucky
APSC
Sambucus pubens
APSC0085225 Harlan Kentucky
APSC
Sambucus pubens
APSC0030749 Scott Tennessee
APSC
Sambucus pubens
APSC0053609 Hamilton Tennessee
APSC
Sambucus pubens
TENN-V-0205694 Unicoi Tennessee
TENN
Sambucus pubens
TENN-V-0205692 Polk Tennessee
TENN
Sambucus pubens
TENN-V-0205697 Van Buren Tennessee
TENN
Sambucus pubens
APSC0051182 Harlan Kentucky 06 May 2006 Dwayne Estes
 APSC
Sambucus pubens
APSC0058690 Harlan Kentucky
APSC
Sambucus pubens
HTTU008100 DeKalb Tennessee
HTTU
Sambucus pubens
31234100348471 Harlan Kentucky Ronald L. Jones
 EKY
Sambucus racemosa
31234100348497 Harlan Kentucky Ronald L. Jones
 EKY
Sambucus racemosa
MDKY00008672 Morgan Tennessee
MDKY
Sambucus pubens
MDKY00008673 Harlan Kentucky
MDKY
Sambucus pubens
TENN-V-0205696 Unicoi Tennessee
TENN
Sambucus pubens
APSC0057223 Harlan Kentucky
APSC
Sambucus pubens
TENN-V-0205785 Harlan Kentucky
TENN
Sambucus pubens
TENN-V-0205691 Monroe Tennessee
TENN
Sambucus pubens
HTTU000937 Sevier Tennessee 23 Apr 1966 John C. Rule
 HTTU
Sambucus pubens
UCHT040346 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Sambucus racemosa
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Plant Photos

Sambucus racemosa var. pubens - Joey Shaw
Sambucus racemosa var. pubens - Joey Shaw
Sambucus racemosa var. pubens - Joey Shaw
Sambucus racemosa var. pubens - Joey Shaw
Sambucus racemosa var. pubens - Joey Shaw
Sambucus racemosa var. pubens - Joey Shaw
Sambucus racemosa var. pubens - Milo Pyne
Sambucus racemosa var. pubens - Milo Pyne
Sambucus racemosa var. pubens - Milo Pyne
Sambucus racemosa var. pubens - Milo Pyne
Sambucus racemosa var. pubens - Tara Littlefield
Sambucus racemosa var. pubens - Tara Littlefield