| Sambucus sieboldiana | |
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| Shrub in flower | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Dipsacales |
| Family: | Adoxaceae |
| Genus: | Sambucus |
| Species: | S. sieboldiana
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| Binomial name | |
| Sambucus sieboldiana (Miquel) Blume ex Schwerin
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Sambucus sieboldiana, commonly called the Japanese red elder, is a deciduous shrub in the moschatel family (Adoxaceae). It is native to East Asia, where it is found in Japan and Korea.[1] Its natural habitat is in thickets and forest edges, in low elevations.[2] It is a common species throughout its range.
- ^ Sambucus racemosa ssp. sieboldiana (in Japanese), Flora of Mikawa
- ^ Ohwi, Jisaburo (1965). Flora of Japan. Smithsonian Institution. p. 771.