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Family: Viburnaceae [ formerly Adoxaceae ] (Moschatel family)
Mid-Atlantic bloom time:
late April - early June
Mid-Atlantic fruit ripe:
late June - August
Red Elderberry's leaves have 5–7 leaflets, each irregularly serrated. Its flowers are white to yellowish and ill-scented. Its fruits are bright red drupes containin 3–5 seeds.
Red Elderberry's stems, roots and foliage are poisonous, and the fruit can be toxic or cause nausea if eaten raw.
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22 May 2021
Shenandoah National Park (Central District), VA 
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22 May 2021
Shenandoah National Park (Central District), VA 
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22 May 2021
Shenandoah National Park (Central District), VA 
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22 May 2021
Shenandoah National Park (Central District), VA 
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22 May 2021
Shenandoah National Park (Central District), VA (fading flowers) 
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21 June 2021
Shenandoah National Park (Central District), VA 
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21 June 2021
Shenandoah National Park (Central District), VA 
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21 June 2021
Shenandoah National Park (Central District), VA 
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