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Empetrum nigrum ssp. nigrum

Empetrum nigrum L. ssp. nigrum

Black Crowberry

Empetraceae (Crowberry Family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: EMNIN

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

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub
Fruit Type: Drupe
Size Notes: Stems prostrate to decumbent, up to about 3 feet long.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Pink , Purple
Bloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug
Bloom Notes: Petals white. Sepals greenish pink to reddish purple.

Distribution

USA: AK , CA , OR , WA
Canada: BC , NB , NL , NS , PE , QC

Benefit

Conspicuous Flowers: yes

Web Reference

Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) Calflora
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 nigrum ssp. Nigrum in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Empetrum nigrum ssp. Nigrum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Empetrum nigrum ssp. Nigrum

Metadata

Record Modified: 2022-11-09
Research By: TWC Staff

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