Empetrum Nigrum

Scientific Name: Empetrum nigrum

Common Name: black crowberry

Symbol: EMNI

Category: Dicot

Genus: Empetrum

Family: Empetraceae

Family Common Name: Crowberry family

Order: Ericales

Class: Magnoliopsida

Subkingdom: Tracheobionta

Kingdom: Plantae

Duration: Perennial

Growth Habit: Subshrub, Shrub

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

Flower Color: Purple

Flower Conspicuous: Yes

Foliage Color: Green

Foliage Texture: Coarse

Fruit Color: Black

Edible: No

Crowberry

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Scientific Name: Empetrum nigrum

Common Name(s): Crowberry

Edible: yes

Medicinal: no

Parts Used: fruit

Logos 12 Aug, 2008	Description: This is a dwarf evergreen shrub with short needlelike leaves. It has small, shiny, black berries that remain on the bush throughout the winter.
Current Rating: 0.0000

Logos 12 Aug, 2008	Habitat and Distribution: Look for this plant in tundra throughout arctic regions of North America and Eurasia.
Current Rating: 0.0000

Logos 12 Aug, 2008	Edible Parts: The fruits are edible fresh or can be dried for later use.
Current Rating: 0.0000

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