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Part of elderberry genus Sambucus in moschatel family Adoxaceae.
Despite its common name, botanically, its fruit is not a berry, but a "drupe".
Native to 🗻︎ mountainous western 🇨🇦 Canada and 🇺🇸 USA, through 🇪🇺 Europe and temperate Asia. 🌎︎ Map by county (🇺🇸 USA-48) (colors), 🌎︎ map (North America, Central America).
Uses by native peoples(Ethnobotany database) This author recalls having tasted and enjoyed elderberry jam and wine. Wish I knew how to make them!
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elderberry genus Sambucus