Red Elderberry is a shrub of moist, cool forests and mountain ravines that produces large, pyramidal clusters of bright red berries in summer, distinctive from the flat-topped clusters of American elderberry. It is found across boreal and mountain forests from coast to coast. Many birds consume the berries despite their toxicity to humans.
Best time to see a Red Elderberry
The best time to see a Red Elderberry is April–June, when about 65% of U.S. sightings happen, based on 39,334 research-grade iNaturalist observations.
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