Empetrum nigrum

Characteristics
Ericaceae
Empetrum
Empetrum nigrum L.
black crowberry
Open rocky alpine habitats. Sometimes mixed with small dwarfed shrubs.
Subshrub, Shrub
Perennial
Vascular
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Native Rare-State FAC (NWPL NCNE) S2 (State Rank) G5T5 (Global Rank)
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Classification
Eudicots
Ericales
Empetrum
Empetrum nigrum L. - black crowberry
Citation
Empetrum nigrum L.
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display its name.

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Plant Photos
Photo By: Stephen M Young. Photo taken: Essex, NY: 30 July 2011 -
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Photo By: Stephen M Young. Photo taken: Essex, NY: 30 July 2011 -
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Photo By: Stephen M Young. Photo taken: Essex, NY: 30 July 2011 -
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Photo By: Stephen M Young. Photo taken: Essex, NY: 30 July 2011 -
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Photo By: Steve Young. Photo taken: Essex, NY: 7 August 2021 -
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Photo By: Tim Howard. Photo taken: Essex, NY: 14 July 2006 -
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Photo By: Tim Howard. Photo taken: Essex, NY: 7 August 2008 -
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Photo By: Tim Howard. Photo taken: Essex, NY: 7 August 2008 -
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Photo By: Tim Howard. Photo taken: Essex, NY: 7 August 2008 -
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Photo By: Tim Howard. Photo taken: Essex, NY: 7 August 2008 -
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Photo By: Tim Howard. Photo taken: Essex, NY: 7 August 2008 -
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Photo By: Tim Howard. Photo taken: Essex, NY: 7 August 2008 -
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Photo by: Kyle J. Webster. Photo taken: Essex Co., NY: 15 August 2020 -
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Photo by: Kyle J. Webster. Photo taken: Essex Co., NY: 15 August 2020 -
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Photo by: Kyle J. Webster. Photo taken: Essex Co., NY: 15 August 2020 -
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Photo by: Kyle J. Webster. Photo taken: Essex Co., NY: 15 August 2020 -
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Photo by: Kyle J. Webster. Photo taken: Essex Co., NY: 15 August 2020 -
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