Sambucus canadensis, the American black elderberry, Canada elderberry, or common elderberry, is a New World species of elderberry that forms a shrub primarily in temperate regions.
Sambucus nigra is a temperate species of tree or shrub in the family Viburnaceae native to the Azores, Europe, and the Middle East. Common names include elder, elderberry, black elder, European elder,
Sambucus canadensis
…as an elderberry) is a dark purple to black berry 3–5 mm diameter, produced in drooping clusters in the fall. It is closely related to the European Sambucus nigra. Some authors treat it as conspecific, under the name Sambucus nigra subsp. canadensis. The genus name comes from the Greek word sambuce, an ancient…