Monday 15 February 2016

Empetrum nigrum


  • Common Name - black crowberry
  • Botanical Name - Empetrum nigrum
  • Family - Ericaceae
  • Bud - alternate
  • Stem/Bark - brown 
  • Leaf - needle like, linear shape, rounded apex, truncate base, entire margin
  • Flower - solitary flower, not showy, purple,  May - June
  • Fruit - drupe, black, edible, August - September
  • Habit - spreading, horizontal
  • Form - creeping/mat like
  • Size - 0.1 - 0.2 m
  • Culture - part shade, acidic soil
  • Use - ground cover, mass planting, native planting

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