Texas Gardening: Texas Native Plant Pictures ( Shrubs ), 1 by htop

htop wrote:
American Elder, Common Elderberry (Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis), Caprifoliaceae Family, Texas native, perennial, blooms in late spring through early summer

Elderberry is a large shrub or small tree often with multiple stems that are spreading or arching. Every part of this plant can be used to sustain human life either as food or as natural medicines. It is considered a sacred plant by many Native American tribes. It is great for naturalizing an area and helps sustain the wildlife population. Watch out though, it spreads by runners which can travel quite a distance.

For more information, see its entry in the PlantFiles:
http://davesgarden.com/pf/showimage/36371/

A young elderberry plant emergng from an underground runner attached to the mother plant that is 6 feet away