Sambucus racemosa subsp. kamtschatica

(E. L. Wolf) Hulten

Red elder

Adoxaceae Edible: Flowers, Fruit Potential hazards — see below 95,711 iNaturalist observations

Has toxic lookalike — see comparison below

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Summary

Source: Wikipedia

Sambucus racemosa is a species of elder known by the common names red-berried elder and red elderberry. It produces a red drupe. The species is native across much of the Northern Hemisphere. The plant is largely poisonous when raw, but the fruit can be cooked for consumption.

Description

A shrub in the Adoxaceae family found in temperate regions, producing both flowers and fruit.

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Edible Uses

Both flowers and fruit are edible portions of the plant.

Medicinal Uses

Although potentially poisonous when raw, the berries are reportedly safe to eat. They were cooked in a variety of recipes by indigenous peoples, including the Apache, Gitxsan, Goshute, Makah, Nuxalk, Ojibwe, Quileute, Skokomish, and Yurok peoples. The plant has been used as a traditional medicine by Native Americans, including the Dakelh, Gitxsan, Hesquiaht, Menominee, Nuxalk, Northern Paiute, Ojibwe, Southern Paiute, Potawatomi, Tlingit, and Haida peoples. The uses included as an emetic, antidiarrheal, cold and cough remedy, dermatological and gynecological aid.