Sambucus canadensis, also known as the American black elderberry, is a berry producing shrub that is native to Pennsylvania.

A plant materials report on American elder (Sambucus canadensis) is provided as Section 7.5.7 of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wildlife Resources Management Manual.

More than 370 edible wild plants, plus 37 poisonous lookalikes, are described here, with 400 drawings and 78 color photographs showing precisely how to recognize each species.