General Information | |
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Symbol: | EMEAA |
Group: | Dicot |
Family: | Empetraceae |
Duration: |
Perennial |
Growth Habit: |
Shrub Subshrub |
Native Status: |
CAN N L48 N |
Data Source and Documentation |
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Absent/Unreported |
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Both, No County Data |
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Synonyms
Symbol | Scientific Name |
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EMAT | Empetrum atropurpureum Fernald & Wiegand |
EMNIA | Empetrum nigrum L. var. atropurpureum (Fernald & Wiegand) B. Boivin |
EMNIP | Empetrum nigrum L. var. purpureum (Raf.) A. DC. |
EMRUA | Empetrum rubrum Vahl var. atropurpureum (Fernald & Wiegand) R. Good |
Classification
Rank | Scientific Name and Common Name |
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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 eamesii Fernald & Wiegand – purple crowberry |
Subspecies | Empetrum eamesii Fernald & Wiegand ssp. atropurpureum (Fernald & Wiegand) D. Löve – purple crowberry |
Subordinate Taxa
Legal Status
Threatened and Endangered Information: | |
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This plant is 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. | |
New Hampshire
Empetrum atropurpureum
purple crowberry
Threatened
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New York
purple crowberry
Endangered
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Wildlife
Food
Source | Large Mammals | Small Mammals | Water Birds | Terrestrial Birds |
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Cover
Source | Large Mammals | Small Mammals | Water Birds | Terrestrial Birds |
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Description of Values
Value Class | Food | Cover |
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