Sambucus racemosa
 
Red Elderberry

Leaves and Inflorescence, Side A

North of Brockelbank Hill on Highway # 980
04-June-2015

Note the opposite, pinnate leaves.

Sambucus: Answers to key questions in Budd's Flora and Flora of Alberta leading to this genus. 

leaves pinnately compound; NOT [leaves simple, at most deeply lobed]

 

Caprifoliaceae: Answers to key questions in Budd's Flora leading to this family. 

shrubs; NOT [herbs], NOT [trees]

large shrubs; NOT [dwarf shrubs]

leaves opposite or whorled; NOT [leaves alternate]

stems bearing few to several flowers; NOT [stems bearing a solitary flower]

stamens 5; NOT [stamens 5-10], NOT [stamens 2]

ovary inferior; NOT [ovary superior]

fruit fleshy; NOT [fruit a capsule]