Black Elderberry, Rocky Mountain Elder
Sambucus racemosa var. melanocarpa
Synonyms: Sambucus racemosa ssp. pubens var. melanocarpa, Sambucus
melanocarpa
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Black elderberries with ripening fruits observed along the Round the Mountain Trail #9 at the Aiken Lava Flow, Gifford Pincho National Forest.....September 2, 2023.
The photo above shows a close-up of the berries
and compound pinnate leaves of black elderberry as seen in talus to the southwest
of Bench Lake at the southeastern corner of Mt. Adams.........August
8, 2004.
The photo above shows a close-up of the pyramidal, terminal cyme
and upper, pinnately compound leaves of black elderberry ? as seen atop Crofton
Butte on the southern slopes of Mt. Adams.........June 19, 2005.
The photo above shows a close-up of the pyramidal, terminal cyme
of black elderberry ? as seen atop Crofton Butte on the southern slopes of Mt.
Adams........June 19, 2005.
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Two views of black elderberry as seen on rocky slopes along the Round the Mt. Trail #9 to the west of the Aiken Lava Flow on Mt. Adams..........July 19, 2009.
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Mature black elderberry fruits as seen along the Round the Mountain Trail #9 about a mile east of the junction with the South Climb Trail #183, Mt. Adams, Gifford Pinchot National Forest........August 30, 2018.
The photo above shows black elederberry as seen along the Island
Springs Trail #66 at Hellroaring Creek on the eastern slopes of Mt. Adams........July
1, 2005.
Paul Slichter