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Empetrum nigrum


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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
  • Fruit Color: Black
  • Edible: No
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    Crowberry


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  • Scientific Name: Empetrum nigrum
  • Common Name(s): Crowberry
  • Edible: yes
  • Medicinal: no
  • Parts Used: fruit


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    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
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    12 Aug, 2008

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