Sambucus racemosa var. pubens

Classification	Dicots
Family	Adoxaceae
Family (Traditional)	Caprifoliaceae
Genus	Sambucus
Species:	Sambucus racemosa
Infraspecies:	Sambucus racemosa (Michx.) Koehne var. pubens
Common Name	Red Elderberry
Growth Habit	shrub
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: 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
Status	Native
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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

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

Synonym	Full 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
TENN-V-0205695	Unicoi	Tennessee			TENN Sambucus pubens
TENN-V-0205795	Sevier	Tennessee			TENN Sambucus pubens
TENN-V-0205689	Grundy	Tennessee			TENN Sambucus pubens
APSC0054054	Hamilton	Tennessee			APSC Sambucus pubens
APSC0058690	Harlan	Kentucky			APSC Sambucus pubens
HTTU008101	DeKalb	Tennessee			HTTU Sambucus pubens
UCHT040345	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Sambucus racemosa
UCHT039074	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Sambucus racemosa
31234100348463	Harlan	Kentucky		Bryce D. Fields	EKY Sambucus racemosa
TENN-V-0205687	Greene	Tennessee			TENN Sambucus pubens
TENN-V-0205690	Marion	Tennessee			TENN Sambucus pubens
HTTU000937	Sevier	Tennessee	23 Apr 1966	John C. Rule	HTTU 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-0205697	Van Buren	Tennessee			TENN 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
31234100348497	Harlan	Kentucky		Ronald L. Jones	EKY Sambucus racemosa
TENN-V-0205692	Polk	Tennessee			TENN Sambucus pubens
APSC0060040	Harlan	Kentucky			APSC Sambucus pubens
APSC0030750	Carter	Tennessee			APSC Sambucus pubens
31234100348448	Harlan	Kentucky		Greg Sievert	EKY Sambucus pubens
31234100348489	Harlan	Kentucky		Ronald L. Jones	EKY Sambucus racemosa
ETSU007865	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Sambucus pubens
TENN-V-0205693	Scott	Tennessee			TENN Sambucus pubens
TENN-V-0205691	Monroe	Tennessee			TENN Sambucus pubens
APSC0057223	Harlan	Kentucky			APSC Sambucus pubens
31234100348471	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
TENN-V-0205785	Harlan	Kentucky			TENN Sambucus pubens
APSC0051182	Harlan	Kentucky	06 May 2006	Dwayne Estes	APSC Sambucus pubens
APSC0085225	Harlan	Kentucky			APSC Sambucus pubens
APSC0030749	Scott	Tennessee			APSC Sambucus pubens
APSC0053609	Hamilton	Tennessee			APSC Sambucus pubens
UCHT040346	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Sambucus racemosa
N/A	Unicoi	Tennessee	04 Apr 2009	Frosty Levy	ETSU Sambucus pubens
APSC0099812	Hamilton	Tennessee			APSC Sambucus racemosa
APSC0091910	Scott	Tennessee			APSC Sambucus pubens
HTTU008100	DeKalb	Tennessee			HTTU Sambucus pubens
31234100348513	Scott	Tennessee	29 Apr 2006	Dwayne Estes, John Beck 8785	EKY Sambucus pubens
TENN-V-0205694	Unicoi	Tennessee			TENN Sambucus pubens
TENN-V-0205688	Greene	Tennessee			TENN Sambucus pubens
APSC0057222	Harlan	Kentucky			APSC Sambucus pubens
APSC0058689	Harlan	Kentucky			APSC Sambucus pubens

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Sambucus racemosa var. pubens

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