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Empetrum atropurpureum

Fern. & Wieg.

Purple Crowberry

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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.150585
Element CodePDEMP03011
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderEricales
FamilyEricaceae
GenusEmpetrum
Synonyms
Empetrum eamesii ssp. atropurpureum(Fern. & Wieg.) D. LöveEmpetrum nigrum var. atropurpureum(Fernald & Wiegand) B. BoivinEmpetrum rubrum var. atropurpureum(Fern. & Wieg.) R. Good
Other Common Names
Camarine noire-pourprée (FR) purple crowberry (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Taxonomic Comments
Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2009) elevates Empetrum eamesii ssp. atropurpureum to full species as Empetrum atropurpureum. This taxon has also been treated as a variety of Empetrum nigrum.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-07-27
Change Date1999-05-21
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
MinnesotaS1Yes
VermontS1Yes
MaineSNRYes
New HampshireS3Yes
New YorkS1Yes
CanadaN4
ProvinceRankNative
QuebecS4Yes
Prince Edward IslandS2Yes
LabradorS2Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS3Yes
Nova ScotiaS2Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (7)
Maine (1)
AreaForestAcres
Caribou - Speckled ExtWhite Mountain National Forest5,988
New Hampshire (6)
AreaForestAcres
Great Gulf Ext.White Mountain National Forest15,110
PemigewassetWhite Mountain National Forest32,255
Pemigewasset ExtWhite Mountain National Forest15,840
Presidential - Dry River ExtWhite Mountain National Forest10,555
Sandwich RangeWhite Mountain National Forest16,797
Wild RiverWhite Mountain National Forest46,878
References (2)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2009. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 8. Magnoliophyta: Paeoniaceae to Ericaceae. Oxford University Press, New York. xxiv + 585 pp.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.