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Sambucus racemosa L.

red-berried elder (Adoxaceae)

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Plant Atlas 2020
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This red-fruited elder is widely planted in eastern Scotland, but uncommon elsewhere in the British Isles.

Ettrick Forest (VC79: Selkirkshire); 2014-08-04

 red-berried elder / Sambucus racemosa: This red-fruited elder is widely planted in eastern Scotland, but uncommon elsewhere in the British Isles.

Flowers

Hautes-Pyrénées (65), France; 2015-05-27

 red-berried elder / Sambucus racemosa: Flowers

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