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Empetrum eamesii ssp. atropurpureum

Empetrum eamesii Fernald & Wiegand ssp. atropurpureum (Fernald & Wiegand) D. Löve

Purple Crowberry

Empetraceae (Crowberry Family)

Synonym(s): Empetrum atropurpureum, Empetrum nigrum var. atropurpureum, Empetrum nigrum var. purpureum, Empetrum rubrum var. atropurpureum

USDA Symbol: EMEAA

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub
Inflorescence: Axillary
Fruit Type: Drupe
Size Notes: Stems prostrate, up to about 3 feet long.
Fruit: Dark red to purple.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White
Bloom Time: Mar , Apr , May

Distribution

USA: ME , MI , MN , NH , NY , VT
Canada: NB , NS , PE
Native Habitat: Sand dunes, sometimes around bogs, and around rocks.

Growing Conditions

Light Requirement: Sun , Part Shade , Shade
Soil Moisture: Moist

Web Reference

Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Empetrum eamesii ssp. atropurpureum in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Empetrum eamesii ssp. atropurpureum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Empetrum eamesii ssp. atropurpureum

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-03-30
Research By: TWC Staff

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