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Clusters of tiny red berries

9 years ago

Tiny red berries in clusters found along roadside in Maine

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linaria_gw
9 years ago
Looks like some elderberry, in Europe it could be Sambucus racemosa, seems that there are subspecies of it in the USA
Iris GW
9 years ago
Yes, I agree it is Elderberry.
larry_gene
9 years ago
Red elderberries, unlike the blue, are not considered edible here unless you subject them to a lot of boiling and or water changes during the cooking process.

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