![Red Elderberry [Sambucus racemosa]](/images/May/White/thumbnail_IMG_4046.jpg "Red Elderberry [Sambucus racemosa]")
Common Name:
Red Elderberry
Scientic Name:
Sambucus racemosa
Colors:
White
Months Appearing:
May
Shrub. One of first shrubs to flower in the spring. (Common Elderberry flowers in summer, flowers flat topped and berries purple-black.)
Up to 20 feet in height. Leaves: compound with 5-7 leaflets.
Flowers in rounded clusters. Fruits: bright red. Rank flavor. Somewhat toxic.
Moist areas with some shade.
Hemlock Park, close to river, Big Rapids, Michigan. May 20.