Roter Holunder

Tolerates most soils, including chalk, but prefers a moist loamy soil. Grows well in heavy clay soils. Tolerates some shade but is best in a sunny position. Tolerates atmospheric pollution and coastal situations. Closely related to S. racemosa and considered part of that species by some botanists. Plants in this genus are notably resistant to honey fungus.

Edible Parts: Flowers Fruit Edible Uses: Fruit - raw or cooked. A bitter flavour. The fruit is quite nutritious, having a relatively high fat and protein as well as carbohydrate content. The fruit can be dried prior to use, it will then lose some of its rank taste. The fruit is about 5mm in diameter and is borne in large clusters making it easy to harvest. Some caution is advised, see the notes above on toxicity. Flowers - raw or cooked. The root is made into a tea-like beverage.

Repellent Straw Wood The stem is easily hollowed and can be used to make a whistle.

Heimisch: Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Arizona, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Brussels-Capital Region, Bulgaria, California, Central European Russia, Colorado, Connecticut, Czechia-Slovakia, East European Russia, Flanders, Flemish Region, France, Georgia, Germany, Global, Greece, Hungary, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Italy, Kentucky, Labrador, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, NW. Balkan Pen., Netherlands, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland, North America, North Carolina, North Caucasus, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Poland, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Romania, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, South European Russia, Spain, Switzerland, Tennessee, Ukraine, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Walloon Region, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Yukon Eingeführt: BY, Belgium, Bolivia, Denmark, Finland, Great Britain, Ireland, Kazakhstan, New Zealand South, Norway, Sweden