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Empetrum nigrum ssp. hermaphroditum

Empetrum nigrum L. ssp. hermaphroditum (Lange ex Hagerup) Böcher

Black Crowberry

Empetraceae (Crowberry Family)

Synonym(s): Empetrum eamesii ssp. hermaphroditum, Empetrum hermaphroditum

USDA Symbol: EMNIH

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

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Plant Characteristics

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

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Pink , Green , Purple , Brown
Bloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug

Distribution

USA: AK , CA , MI , MN , NH , NY , OR , VT , WA
Canada: AB , BC , MB , NB , NL , NS , NT , NU , ON , PE , QC , SK , YT

Growing Conditions

Light Requirement: Sun
Soil Moisture: Dry

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

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-01-25
Research By: TWC Staff

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