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Sambucus racemosa subsp. racemosa
Conservation status
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Dipsacales
Family: Adoxaceae
Genus: Sambucus
Species:
Subspecies:
S. r. subsp. racemosa
Trinomial name
Sambucus racemosa subsp. racemosa
Sambucus racemosa racemosa & melanocarpa range map 3.png
Distribution of Sambucus racemosa subsp. racemosa (green) in western North America,
and of Sambucus racemosa subsp. melanocarpa (blue)
Synonyms
  • Sambucus tigranii Troitsky

Sambucus racemosa subsp. racemosa is a subspecies of Sambucus racemosa, with the common names European red elder and Pacific red elderberry.

Distribution

The plant is native to Europe and to North America, in Western Canada and the Western United States.

Locations it is found in include Albania; Armenia; Austria; Belgium; Bulgaria; California; Canada; Czech Republic; France; Germany; Hungary; Italy; the Netherlands; Poland; Romania; Spain; Switzerland; the United States, and the present day states of former Yugoslavia.

Taxonomy

This particular trinomial name was automatically created by the subsequent discoveries of other subspecies within the binomial name. It is used to set it apart as the original species. Trinomials such as this are called autonyms.

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