Empetrum atropurpureum Fernald & Wiegand

Purple Crowberry

Synonyms: Empetrum eamesii subsp. atropurpureum, Empetrum nigrum var. atropurpureum, Empetrum nigrum var. purpureum, Empetrum rubrum var. atropurpureum

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Plant

Sublevel 1: Angiosperm

Sublevel 2: Eudicot

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Family: Ericaceae

Genus: Empetrum

Species: Empetrum atropurpureum

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Native

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations: None

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Photoautotroph

Type of Spores/Gametophytes: Two types of spores, unisexual gametophytes

HABITAT

Wetland Indicator Status: Not Listed

PHOTOS OF Empetrum atropurpureum