Empetrum nigrum
Black crowberry | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Ericaceae |
Genus: | Empetrum |
Species: | E. nigrum
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Binomial name | |
Empetrum nigrum | |
Synonyms[2] | |
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Empetrum nigrum, crowberry,
Description
Empetrum nigrum is a low growing,
The metabolism and photosynthetic parameters of Empetrum can be altered in winter-warming experiments.[11]
Subspecies
- Empetrum nigrum subsp. asiaticum (Nakai ex H.Ito) Kuvaev – Korean crowberry[12]
- Empetrum nigrum subsp. subholarcticum (V.N.Vassil.) Kuvaev (synonym: Empetrum subholarcticum V.N.Vassil.)[13]
Distribution and habitat
The species has a near circumboreal distribution in the Northern Hemisphere.[citation needed] It is also native in the Falkland Islands.[14][15]
Empetrum nigrum grows in acidic soils in shady, moist areas.
Ecology
The moth species Glacies coracina, Zygaena exulans, and Hadula melanopa feed on the plant.[8]
Uses
The fruit is edible and can be dried.
The species can also be grown as a
Culture
The Scottish Highlands Clan Maclean's badge is believed to be E. nigrum; cuttings of it would be raised on standards to denote clan identity and allegiance.
References
- ^ Sp. Pl. 2: 1022. 1753 [1 May 1753] "Plant Name Details for Empetrum nigrum". IPNI. Retrieved 1 December 2009.
- ^ "Empetrum nigrum L." Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 7 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 513.
- ^ Jepson Flora Project (ed.). "Empetrum nigrum". Jepson eFlora. The Jepson Herbarium, University of California, Berkeley.
- ISBN 978-0-521-70772-5. pp. 525.
- ^ Kråkbär (in Swedish)
- ^ ISBN 978-0-8166-1689-3.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-276-00217-5.
- ^ "Empetrum nigrum in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
- ^ "Jepson eFlora: Empetrum nigrum". University and Jepson Herbaria. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
- PMID 20497369.
- ISBN 978-89-97450-98-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2016 – via Korea Forest Service.
- ^ "Empetrum subholarcticum V.N.Vassil". www.worldfloraonline.org. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ "Empetrum nigrum". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- ^ "Empetrum nigrum L." PLANTS.
- PMID 21402939.
- OCLC 277203364.
- ^ a b "Empetrum nigrum - L." Plants for a Future. Retrieved 15 May 2017.