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American Elderberry
Sambucus canadensis
34.0059, -84.5903
Field Notes
Description:
Elderberries beginning to turn red two months after flowering. (See previous spotting of same specimen with lovely white flowers: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/24096176.) This is a popular food plant for birds and squirrels and other wildlife - few (if any!) of the berries will make it to fully ripen and be black!
Habitat:
Spotted at a wooded detention/retention pond in an office building complex in Kennesaw, GA.
Notes:
The ripe berries and flowers are edible, but other parts of the plant are poisonous, containing toxic calcium oxalate crystals. Uses for the fruit include medicinal products, wine, jelly and dye. Leaves and inner bark can be used as an insecticide and a dye. Stems can be hollowed out and used for spouts, musical instruments, and toys.
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