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Sambucus canadensis



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Sambucus canadensis
Common elderberry

This species produces an excellent display of white flowers in late June or early July, lasting about 2-3 weeks, with some sporadic flowering thereafter. The individual flowers are 5-petaled and 1/4" across but occur in large 6-10" diameter cymes that are either flat-topped or somewhat dome-shaped.

 
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