
Sambucus racemosa subsp. racemosa

Sambucus racemosa" subsp. "racemosa is a subspecies of "Sambucus racemosa", with the common names European red elder and Pacific red elderberry.
Distribution.
The plant is native to Europe and to North America, in Western Canada and the Western United States.
Locations it is found in include Albania; Armenia; Austria; Belgium; Bulgaria; California; Canada; Czech Republic; France; Germany; Hungary; Italy; the Netherlands; Poland; Romania; Spain; Switzerland; the United States, and the present day states of former Yugoslavia.
Taxonomy.
This particular trinomial name was automatically created by the subsequent discoveries of other subspecies within the binomial name. It is used to set it apart as the original species. Trinomials such as this are called autonyms.