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Empetrum atropurpureum Fernald & Wiegand  
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FamilyERICACEAE
Genus speciesEmpetrum atropurpureum Fernald & Wiegand 
Habitatsands and heaths
Altitude0-1500m
Descriptionbranchlets basally white tomentose, eglandular, leaves ascendent, linear, 4-7mm, sepals greenish pink, redden, petals 3, berry red-purple or purple, 5-9mm
Size15-30cm
Colorwhite
Bloomspring
Ca
Typeshrub, carpet
Cultivationopen site with a poor, sandy soil
alpine house, moist, sandy soil
Propagationseed in spring, uncovered, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C
cuttings in late summer and in fall; layering in spring
Territory Northern America
     Eastern Canada (Labrador , Newfoundland , Nova Scotia , Prince Edward I. , Québec )
     Northeastern U.S.A. (Maine , New Hampshire , New York , Vermont)
BibliographyPlants of the World online powo.science.kew.org
International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org
Comments

ERICACEAE

Empetrum atropurpureum Fernald & Wiegand, Rhodora 15: 214 (1913)

Synonyms:
Empetrum eamesii atropurpureum (Fernald & Wiegand) D.Löve
Empetrum nigrum atropurpureum (Fernald & Wiegand) B.Boivin
Empetrum rubrum atropurpureum (Fernald & Wiegand) R.D.Good

e. Canada, ne. USA
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