Empetrum

Plant Characteristics
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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Empetrum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Empetrum (Greek, en, in, petros, rock; growing; often on rocks). Empetraceae. Crowberry. Ornamental low shrubs sometimes grown for the evergreen foliage and attractive fruits. Leaves linear-oblong, obtuse, thick: fls. dioecious or monoecious, axillary, 1-3, nearly sessile; sepals and petals 3; stamens 3, exserted; ovary superior, 6-9- celled with as many stigmas on a short and thick style: fr. a 6-9-seeded drupe.—Five species through the northern hemisphere in mountainous and arctic regions, also in Chile, antarctic Amer. and Tristan da Cunha. The crowberries are hardy, evergreen, densely branched, prostrate or creeping, heath-like shrubs, with small, crowded leaves, inconspicuous purplish flowers, and globose, red or black, edible berries. They grow best in moist, sandy or peaty soil, and are especially handsome for rockeries. Propagated usually by cuttings of nearly ripened wood in late summer under glass. E. rubrum, Vahl (E. nigrum var. rubrum, DC.). Closely related to E. Eamesii. Lvs. less crowded, spreading, somewhat larger. Antarctic Amer., Tristan da Cunha. is. IS. 1783. Alfred Rehder. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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