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Scientific Name : Sambucus gaudichaudiana
Common Name : White elderberry
Height : 1 to 2 metres
Description : Low shrub, with multiple stems from a Perennial rootstock. Stems die back each winter to be replaced by new stems in the spring. Leaves 100 to 350 mm long, Pinnate with 3 to 11 toothed Ovate toothed Leaflets, up to 150 mm by 60 mm. Inflorescence is a Terminal Corymb of white flowers 5mm long, with 4 Petals curled in to touch at the centre of each flower. Fruit are yellowish-white berries, 5mm diameter, semi-transparent and edible.
Habitat : Wet forests and gullies.
Distribution : Common in shade along Fosters Gully. Occasional on hillsides above Billy Creek. Common in wet Schlerophyll forest in Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland, occasional in Tasmania and South Australia.
Flowering Season : November to December
Family : Caprifoliaceae
 
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White elderberry flowering head in Fosters Gully.
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White elderberry fruiting head in Fosters Gully.