Empetrum nigrum 0
Author: Carl von Linné (1707-1778)Family: Ericaceae Subfamily: Ericoideae Tribe: Empetreae
Genus: Empetrum
Synonym(s): Empetrum hermaphroditum,Empetrum nigrum ssp hermaphroditum,Empetrum nigrum ssp sibiricum,Empetrum sibiricum
English name: Black crow berry
Zone: Mediterranean
References
- Phenolic responses of mountain crowberry (Empetrum nigrum ssp. hermaphroditum) to global climate change are compound specific and depend on grazing by reindeer (Rangifer tarandus), Väisänen Maria, Martz Françoise, Kaarlejärvi Elina, Julkunen-Tiitto Riitta & Stark Sari. Journal of chemical ecology 2013 Vol. 39. DOI
General specifications
Biological type: plant
Frost resistance: 5ºF
Leaf color: dark green
Flower color: purple
Reproduction mode: dioecious plant that bears only either female flowers or male flowers on the same plant
Alpinous plant: Yes
Specifications for the Mediterranean basin
Adult size (h x w): 0,9ft x 1,3ft
Sun exposure: part sun (Sun hours: >3h <6h Foliage: evergreen
Growth: slow
Flowering time from May until June
Specific information for our garden
Planting substrate: 20%Compost+80%River sand
Plant watering: 3x a week pH 6.5
Logical sequence of containers for: Perennials; forestry plate 8cm, 1L container, 2L forestry pot, 6L container, 55L container
Propagation is done by cuttings
Member of the following Vegetation Map-units
Groupe : G219 Rocky Mountain Subalpine Dry-mesic Spruce - Fir Forest. Alt 1275m-3355m
Groupe : G849 North Pacific Mountain Hemlock - Silver Fir Woodland. Alt 300m-2300m
Groupe : G850 Alaskan Mountain Hemlock Forest.
Frost resistance: 5ºF
Leaf color: dark green
Flower color: purple
Reproduction mode: dioecious plant that bears only either female flowers or male flowers on the same plant
Alpinous plant: Yes
Specifications for the Mediterranean basin
Adult size (h x w): 0,9ft x 1,3ft
Sun exposure: part sun (Sun hours: >3h <6h Foliage: evergreen
Growth: slow
Flowering time from May until June
Specific information for our garden
Planting substrate: 20%Compost+80%River sand
Plant watering: 3x a week pH 6.5
Logical sequence of containers for: Perennials; forestry plate 8cm, 1L container, 2L forestry pot, 6L container, 55L container
Propagation is done by cuttings
Member of the following Vegetation Map-units
Groupe : G219 Rocky Mountain Subalpine Dry-mesic Spruce - Fir Forest. Alt 1275m-3355m
Groupe : G849 North Pacific Mountain Hemlock - Silver Fir Woodland. Alt 300m-2300m
Groupe : G850 Alaskan Mountain Hemlock Forest.
Sowing instructions
SPRING Keep under room temperature for 4 weeks in a dry condition. Soak the seeds in ambient water for 12h. Keep in refrigerator at 39°F for 8 weeks in humid substrat. Sow the seeds at 2mm depth in the Well Drained Seed Sowing Mix between 68-77°F. During germination keep the substrate moist and in daylight.
Germination references
- Crowberry (Empetrum): A chief arctic traditional indigenous fruit in need of economic and ecological management, Lorion Janick & Small Ernest. The Botanical Review 2021 Vol. 87 pag. 259-310. DOI
- Seed germination in Arctic and Alpine Species, L. C. Bliss. Arctic 1958 Vol. 11(3) pag. 180-188. JStor
- Seeds: Ecology, Biogeography, and, Evolution of Dormancy and Germination, Baskin, Carol & Baskin, J.M. 2014 pag. 1-1586. DOI
Germination references for the genus
- Crowberry (Empetrum): A chief arctic traditional indigenous fruit in need of economic and ecological management, Lorion Janick & Small Ernest. The Botanical Review 2021 Vol. 87 pag. 259-310. DOI
Germination references
- Crowberry (Empetrum): A chief arctic traditional indigenous fruit in need of economic and ecological management, Lorion Janick & Small Ernest. The Botanical Review 2021 Vol. 87 pag. 259-310. DOI
- Seed germination in Arctic and Alpine Species, L. C. Bliss. Arctic 1958 Vol. 11(3) pag. 180-188. JStor
- Seeds: Ecology, Biogeography, and, Evolution of Dormancy and Germination, Baskin, Carol & Baskin, J.M. 2014 pag. 1-1586. DOI
Germination references for the genus
- Crowberry (Empetrum): A chief arctic traditional indigenous fruit in need of economic and ecological management, Lorion Janick & Small Ernest. The Botanical Review 2021 Vol. 87 pag. 259-310. DOI
Experiences in the garden
17-09-18A Obtaining 8 plants from nursery Esveld (Cultivated from unknown origin)
11-04-20 8x Dead plant because of substrate problem: Ombr5d C6.