| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Empetrum atropurpureum Fernald & Wiegand |
| Bibliography | Rhodora 15: 214 (1913) |
| Native Range | e. Canada to nc. & ne. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| 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 | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer and in fall; layering in spring |
| Synonyms | Empetrum eamesii ssp. atropurpureum (Fernald & Wiegand) D.Löve Empetrum nigrum var. atropurpureum (Fernald & Wiegand) B.Boivin Empetrum rubrum var. atropurpureum (Fernald & Wiegand) R.D.Good |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 72 Eastern Canada (LAB Labrador, NFL Newfoundland, NSC Nova Scotia, PEI Prince Edward I., QUE Québec) 74 North-Central U.S.A. (MIN Minnesota) 75 Northeastern U.S.A. (MAI Maine, NWH New Hampshire, NWY New York, VER Vermont) |