PLANTS Profile for Empetrum nigrum (black crowberry)

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PLANTS Profile

Empetrum nigrum L.
black crowberry

Symbol:

EMNI

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Empetraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Subshrub
Shrub

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N
GL		N
SPM		N

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Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1995. Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. Northeast National Technical Center, Chester. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Empetrum nigrum L.

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Distribution:
Empetrum nigrum L.


View Native Status

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.

View 3 genera in Empetraceae, 2 species in Empetrum or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Empetrum nigrum ssp. hermaphroditum
black crowberry

Empetrum nigrum ssp. nigrum
black crowberry

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Empetrum nigrum L.

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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

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Empetrum nigrum L.

This plant and the related entityitalicized 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:
black crowberry		Threatened
Minnesota:
black crowberry		Endangered
New York:
Empetrum nigrum ssp. hermaphroditum
black crowberry		Rare

Wetland Indicator Status:
Empetrum nigrum L.

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

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Empetrum nigrum L.

	Large Mammals		Small Mammals		Water Birds		Terrestrial Birds
Source	Large Mammals Food	Large Mammals Cover	Small Mammals Food	Small Mammals Cover	Water Birds Food	Water Birds Cover	Terrestrial Birds Food	Terrestrial Birds Cover
Martin			Minor		Minor		Low
Quinlan			Low	Moderate			Moderate	Moderate

Wildlife Habitat Values

Martin, A.C., H.S. Zim, and A.L. Nelson. 1951. American wildlife and plants: A guide to wildlife food habits. Dover Publications, New York.

Quinlan, S.E., and S. Cuccarese. 2004. Native Alaskan and exotic plants used by wildlife(AK-Native Alaskan And Exotic Plants Used By Wildlife, 4 April 2005). Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Anchorage.

More Accounts and Images:
Empetrum nigrum L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 23743.

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

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

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

Time Generated: 10/05/2008 02:21 AM MDT