Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Empetrum atropurpureum Fernald & Wiegand |
Habitat | sands and heaths |
Altitude | 0-1500m |
Description | branchlets basally white tomentose, eglandular, leaves ascendent, linear, 4-7mm, sepals greenish pink, redden, petals 3, berry red-purple or purple, 5-9mm |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | shrub, carpet |
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 ) Northeastern U.S.A. (Maine , New Hampshire , New York , Vermont) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ERICACEAE
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