Sambucus gaudichaudiana

Sambucus gaudichaudiana
Sambucus gaudichaudiana at Mount Donna Buang, Victoria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Asterids
Order:Dipsacales
Family:Adoxaceae
Genus:Sambucus
Species: S. gaudichaudiana
Binomial name
Sambucus gaudichaudiana
DC.

Sambucus gaudichaudiana, the white elderberry, is an understorey shrub native to coastal rainforest and cool forests of eastern and south-eastern Australia.

The leaves are compound. White flowers are borne in large clusters followed by shiny, white berries 3–6 mm across.[1]

Uses

The 0.5cm berries are edible, juicy, slightly sour and pleasant.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Low,T., Wild Food Plants of Australia, 1988. ISBN 0-207-16930-6
  2. ↑ Glowinski, L, The Complete Book of Fruit Growing in Australia, 2000


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