- 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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