Black Crowberry
Empetrum nigrum L.
Empetrum nigrum, known as Black Crowberry, is a flowering plant in the Ericaceae family. It has a near circumboreal distribution in the Northern Hemisphere and is found in regions such as Vermont, Norway, Iceland, Alaska, and parts of Europe and Asia. The scientific name derives from Greek and Latin, meaning 'upon a rock' and 'black.'
Description
Empetrum nigrum is a species in the Ericaceae family, commonly called Black Crowberry. It is native to various regions including Vermont, Norway, Iceland, Alaska, and parts of Europe and Asia. The plant is known by several Indigenous names, including asiavik (Iñupiaq), dineech’úh (Gwich’in), and paurngaq (Inuktut). The species was first described in 1753.
Other common names
Black CrowberryCrakeberryCrowberryCrowberry Agg.Curlew-BerryCurlewberryHeathberryNorthern Crowberry
Distribution
SE · Vermont-US · IS · In Norway and Iceland · Innherred, and especially in Inderøy · NO · DK · Belgium · Flemish Region · Walloon Region · Alaska · Albania · Alberta · Aleutian Is. · Altay · Amur · Austria · Baltic States · Belarus · British Columbia · Bulgaria · Buryatiya · California · Central European Rus · China North-Central · Chita · Czechoslovakia · Denmark · East European Russia · Finland
Synonyms
Chamaetaxus nigraEmpetrum erectum
