Empetrum nigrum L.

Black Crowberry

Synonyms: Empetrum eamesii subsp. hermaphroditum, Empetrum hermaphroditum

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Plant

Sublevel 1: Angiosperm

Sublevel 2: Eudicot

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Family: Ericaceae

Genus: Empetrum

Species: Empetrum nigrum

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Native

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations:
NH - State Watch
VT - Very rare (state rank: S1 (Critically Imperiled))
VT WAP (2015) - SGCN (High Priority)

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Photoautotroph

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

HABITAT

Wetland Indicator Status: FAC

PHOTOS OF Empetrum nigrum