Empetrum nigrum ssp. hermaphroditum Calflora

Taxon Report

Empetrum nigrum L. ssp. hermaphroditum (Hagerup) Böcher

(not an active name)

Black crowberry

Empetrum nigrum ssp. hermaphroditum is a shrub that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.

also called Empetrum nigrum


	Plant Range Observation Search ~3 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Photos on Calflora


Parent:	Empetrum nigrum
Genus:	Empetrum
Family:	Ericaceae (Empetraceae)
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Habitat: coastal

Communities: Northern Coastal Scrub, Coastal Prairie

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Empetrum eamesii ssp. hermaphroditum
PLANTS	Empetrum hermaphroditum

Information about Empetrum nigrum ssp. hermaphroditum from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. USDA PLANTS Profile (EMNIH) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/23/2024).