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Australian Native Elderberry
Australia is home to two native elderberry species
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Genus: Sambucus
Family: Adoxaceae
Species: Sambucus australasica (yellow berry) native to the east coast of Australia in rainforest climate.
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Species: Sambucus gaudichaudiana (white berry, picture below) native to the cooler forests of the east and south east coast of Australia.
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Traditional Food
Like their European relative, the native species produce umbels of flowers and clusters of small, edible berries. The Australian native varieties produce a less coloured, sweeter and less astringent berry as the European species is high in anthocyanins.
Image Credit: Natasha Burns
Sambucus Gaudichaudiana, Swan Lake, Phillip Island VIC
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