| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Empetrum eamesii Fernald & Wiegand |
| Habitat | sands and heaths |
| Altitude | 0-900m |
| Description | branchlets basally white tomentose, eglandular, leaves linear, ascendent, 4-5mm, berry rose or red, translucent, 3-5mm |
| Size | 15-35cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | decumbent shrub |
| Cultivation | open site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, moist, sandy soil |
| Propagation | seed 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) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ERICACEAE
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