PLANTS Profile for Empetrum nigrum ssp. hermaphroditum (black crowberry)

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Empetrum nigrum L. ssp. hermaphroditum (Lange ex Hagerup) Böcher
black crowberry

Symbol:

EMNIH

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Empetraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Subshrub
Shrub

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N
GL		N
SPM		N

More Information:

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Empetrum nigrum L. ssp. hermaphroditum (Lange ex Hagerup) Böcher

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Synonyms:
Empetrum nigrum L. ssp. hermaphroditum (Lange ex Hagerup) Böcher

	EMEAH	Empetrum eamesii Fernald & Wiegand ssp. hermaphroditum (Lange ex Hagerup) D. Löve
	EMHE	Empetrum hermaphroditum Lange ex Hagerup

Distribution:
Empetrum nigrum L. ssp. hermaphroditum (Lange ex Hagerup) Böcher


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, CA, MI, MN, NH, NY, OR, VT, WA), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), DEN (GL), FRA (SPM)

Related Taxa:
Empetrum nigrum L. ssp. hermaphroditum (Lange ex Hagerup) Böcher

View 3 genera in Empetraceae, 2 species in Empetrum, 2 subspecies in Empetrum nigrum L.

Classification:
Empetrum nigrum L. ssp. hermaphroditum (Lange ex Hagerup) Böcher

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Dilleniidae
Order	Ericales
Family	Empetraceae – Crowberry family
Genus	Empetrum L. – crowberry
Species	Empetrum nigrum L. – black crowberry
Subspecies	Empetrum nigrum L. ssp. hermaphroditum (Lange ex Hagerup) Böcher – black crowberry

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Empetrum nigrum L. ssp. hermaphroditum (Lange ex Hagerup) Böcher

This plant and the related entitiesitalicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Michigan:
Empetrum nigrum
black crowberry		Threatened
Minnesota:
Empetrum nigrum
black crowberry		Endangered
New York:
black crowberry		Rare

Wetland Indicator Status:
Empetrum nigrum L. ssp. hermaphroditum (Lange ex Hagerup) Böcher

Empetrum nigrum:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACU,FACW

FACW

FACW-

FAC

FACU

FAC

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Empetrum nigrum L. ssp. hermaphroditum (Lange ex Hagerup) Böcher

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 524044.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

Time Generated: 10/24/2008 10:16 AM MDT