Question: Hi, this plant was left behind in a pot by a previous tenant. We don't know exactly what it is, …
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Hi, this plant was left behind in a pot by a previous tenant. We don't know exactly what it is, but was told it might be elderberry. Photos are of the leaves and the base of the stem that seems to show it breads under the soil by rhizomes. We are in NYC, but not sure it's a native plant or bought online. Thanks in Advance.
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Dear Saleekr, Good afternoon. I don't know who the plant in your photographs is, but I do know it is not any of the species of elderberry that grown in North America. The leaves are twice pinnately compound (those of elderberry are once pinnately compound). I wish I could assist you, but my expertise is wild plants of the northeast. Best wishes.
