Sambucus racemosa subsp. racemosa explained

Sambucus racemosa subsp. racemosa is a subspecies of Sambucus racemosa, with the common name European red-berried elder.

Distribution

The plant is native to Europe and southwestern Asia.

Locations it is found in include Albania; Armenia; Austria; Belarus; Belgium; Bulgaria; Czech Republic; Estonia; France; Germany; Greece; Hungary; Italy; Latvia; Lithuania; the Netherlands; Poland; Romania; European Russia; Slovakia; Spain; Switzerland; Ukraine; 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.