A Digital Flora
of Newfoundland and Labrador
Vascular Plants



Ericaceae: Heath Family
["Empetraceae Section": Crowberries]


See also:
"Ericaceae Section": Heaths
"Monotropaceae Section": Indian Pipes
"Pyrolaceae Section": Wintergreens




Empetrum nigrum L.






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Page created November 27, 2001
Page last updated June 11, 2010




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Empetrum atropurpureum
Empetrum eamesii
Empetrum eamesii [large, weird-pink berries, possible hybrid]
Empetrum eamesii [large, red berries, possible hybrid]
Empetrum nigrum subsp. hermaphroditum
Empetrum nigrum subsp. nigrum





Empetrum atropurpureum Fernald & Wiegand  -  Purple Crowberry - [NF, LAB - RARE]
St. John's, Newfoundland. Nagles Hill. Three Pond Barrens, overlooking golf course. Dry ridge with dwarf heath amongst stunted coniferous woods. May 6, 2010. [Digital - John Maunder]
Flowers; stamen anthers broken off
Flowers; stamen anthers broken off
Flowers; stamen anthers broken off
Flowers; one stamen showing
Flowers; one stamen showing
Leafy Branch with One Flower; stamen anthers broken off
Flowers
Leafy Branch Tips
Leafy Branch Tips
Leafy Branch
Leafy Branch
Leafy Branch
Leafy Branch
Leafy Branch
Leafy Branch
Leafy Branch
Leafy Branch
St. John's, Newfoundland. Shea Heights. First clearing on way it trail to communication towers. Heath, near pond. May 8, 2010. [Digital - John Maunder]
Flowers
Flowers
Flowers
Flowers
Flowers
Flowers
Flowers
Flowers
Flowers
Flowers
St. John's, Newfoundland. Shea Heights. South of lower communications tower. Heath. May 8, 2010. [Digital - John Maunder]
Flower
Flowers
Flowers
Flowers
Flowers
Flowers
Flowers
Flowers
Flowers and Leaves
Flowers and Leaves
Flowers and Leaves
Berry from Previous Year
Berry from Previous Year, and Leaves
Leafy Branch
Leafy Branch
Flowering Branches
Pond Island, Notre Dame Bay, Newfoundland. Shore heath barrens. July 18, 2001. [Digital - John Maunder]
Berries and Leaves
Berries and Leaves
Berries and Leaves
Pigeon Island, Notre Dame Bay, Newfoundland. Shore heath barrens. July 18, 2001. [Digital - John Maunder]
Extreme Closeup of Berries and Leaves
Berries and Leaves
Berries and Leaves
Burnt Cape. West side, south of the Big Oven. Limestone terraces, near coastal plateau. July 21, 2005. [Digital - John Maunder]
Berries and Leaves
Berries and Leaves
Twillingate. Shore heath barrens, below lighthouse. Limestone area. July 27, 2006. [Digital - John Maunder]
Berries and Leaves
Berries and Leaves
Berries and Leaves
Berries and Leaves
Cap Crow, Lourdes-de-Blanc-Sablon, Québec. July 27, 2003. [Digital - John Maunder]
Berries and Leaves
Berries and Leaves
Red Cliffs, just east of L'Anse-au-Loup, Labrador. Battery Trail. Coastal heath. August 4, 2003. [Digital - John Maunder]
Whole Plant
Pilley's Island, Newfoundland. Rock outcrop above community. August 7, 2001. [Transparency - Nathalie Djan-Chékar]
Whole Plants [left], with Empetrum nigrum [right]
Goose Cape Peninsula, Newfoundland [no other data]. August 9, 1999. [Transparency - René Charest]
Berries and Leaves
Nippers Harbour, Newfoundland. Noble Cove picnic area. Coastal heath. August 11, 2001. [Transparency - Nathalie Djan-Chékar]
Fruiting Branches
St. John's, Newfoundland. Shea Heights. Near communications tower on top of Southside Hills. Alpine heath barrens. August 24, 2007. [Digital - John Maunder]
Berry
Berries
Berries
Berries
Berry and Leaves
Berry and Leaves
Berries and Leaves
Fruiting Stem
Fruiting Stem
Fruiting Branches
Leaves
Leafy Branch
Leafy Branch
Leafy Branch
Leafy Branch
Leafy Foliage
Leafy Foliage
Plants in Habitat
St. John's, Newfoundland. Shea Heights. East of upper communications tower. Heath. September 7, 2009. [Digital - John Maunder]
Berry
Berry
Berry
Berry
Habitat
St. John's, Newfoundland. Shea Heights. Southeast of upper communications tower. Heath. October 26, 2008. [Digital - John Maunder]
Berries and Leafy Branches
Berries and Leafy Branches
Berries and Leafy Branches
Berries and Leafy Branches
Berries and Leafy Branches
Berries and Leafy Branches
Berries and Leafy Branches
Leafy Stem
Leafy Stem
Leafy Stem

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Empetrum eamesii Fernald & Wiegand  -  Pink Crowberry [NF, LAB]
Humber Village, Newfoundland. "Mount Ignoble". Alpine heath barrens. April 23, 2010. [Digital - Andrus Voitk]
Male Flower
Male Flower
Male Flower and Leafy Branches
Female Flower
Female Flower and Leafy Branches
Hawke Hill, Newfoundland. Alpine heath barrens. May 5, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]
Expanding Male Flower Parts
Maturing Male Flower Parts
Maturing Male Flower Parts
Plant with Male Flower Parts
Plant with Male Flower Parts longer view
St. John's, Newfoundland. Shea Heights. First clearing on way it trail to communication towers. Heath, near pond. May 8, 2010. [Digital - John Maunder]
Male Flower
Male Flower
Male Flower and Leaves
Male Flower and Leaves
Male Flower and Leaves
Female Flower
Female Flowers
Fertile Branch, Male Plant
Fertile Branch, Male Plant
Leafy Branch Tip
Leafy Stem
Leafy Stem
St. John's, Newfoundland. Shea Heights. South of lower communications tower. Heath. May 8, 2010. [Digital - John Maunder]
Stamen
Stamen
Male Flower
Male Flower and Leaves
Female Flowers and Leaves
Hawke Hill, Newfoundland. Alpine heath barrens. May 25, 2003. [Digital - John Maunder]
Stamen
Stamen
Stamen
Stamens
Stamens
Male Flower Parts
Male Flower Parts
Male Flower Parts
Male Flower Parts and Branch
Female Flower Parts
Female Flower Parts
Female Flower parts
Female Flower Parts and Branch
Female Flower Parts and Branch
Twig
Twig
Leaf Tip
Leaf
Hawke Hill, Newfoundland. Alpine heath barrens. June 6, 2004. [Digital - John Maunder]
Developing Berries
Developing Berries
Hawke Hill, Newfoundland. Alpine heath barrens. June 12, 2005. [Digital - John Maunder]
Fruiting Stem
Fruiting Stem
Leaves and Twig
Anniopsquotch Mountains, Newfoundland. Overlooking Burgeo Highway. Alpine heath. July 19, 2003. [Digital - John Maunder]
Berries and Leaves
Whole Plant
Hawke Hill, Newfoundland. Alpine heath barrens. July 22, 2001. [Digital - John Maunder]
Closeup of Berries and Leaves
Cape St. Mary's, Newfoundland. Alpine heath barrens above cliffs. July 26, 2001. [Digital - John Maunder]
Extreme Closeup of Berry and Leaves
Closeup of Berries and Leaves
Closeup of Berries and Leaves
Berries and Leaves
Hawke Hill, Newfoundland. Alpine heath barrens. August 10, 2004. [Digital - John Maunder]
Whole Plant
Northern Peninsula, Newfoundland [no further data]. August 17, 1999. [Transparency - René Charest]
Berries and Leaves
Hawke Hill, Newfoundland. Alpine heath barrens. September 7, 2007. [Digital - John Maunder]
Berry
Berry
Berry
Berry
Fruiting Branch
Fruiting Branches
Leaves and Stem
Leaves and Stem
Leaves and Stem
Leaves
Leaves
Branch Tip
Hawke Hill, Newfoundland. Alpine heath barrens. September 8, 2006. [Digital - John Maunder]
Berry and Leaves
Hawke Hill, Newfoundland. Alpine heath barrens. October 26, 2008. [Digital - John Maunder]
Berry
Berry and Leaves
Berry and Leaves
Leafy Stem

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Empetrum eamesii Fernald & Wiegand [large, "weird-pink" berries/diploid?/possible hybrid?]  -  Purple/Pink Crowberries - [NF]
St. John's, Newfoundland. Shea Heights. Near communications tower on top of Southside Hills. Alpine heath barrens. August 24, 2007. [Digital - John Maunder]
Berries
Berries
Berries
Fruiting Branches
Fruiting Branches
Fruiting Branches
Fruiting Branches
Leaves and Stem
Leaves and Stem

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Empetrum eamesii Fernald & Wiegand [large, red berries/diploid?/possible hybrid?]  -  Purple/Pink Crowberries - [NF]
St. John's, Newfoundland. Shea Heights. Near communications tower on top of Southside Hills. Alpine heath barrens. May 8, 2010. [Digital - John Maunder]
Stamen
Male Flowers and Leaves
Male Flowers and Leaves
Male Flowers and Leaves
Male Fertile Branches
Female Flowers and Leaves
Female Flowers and Leaves
St. John's, Newfoundland. Shea Heights. Near communications tower on top of Southside Hills. Alpine heath barrens. May 20, 2009. [Digital - John Maunder]
Female Flower, Stigma; extreme closeup
Female Flowers and Leaves
Female Flowers and Leaves
Female Flower and Leaves
Female Flower and Leaves
Female Flower and Leaves
Female Flowers and Leaves
Female Flower and Leaves
Female Flower and Leaves
Female Flower and Leaves
Female Flower and Leaves
Female Flower and Leaves
Female Flower and Leaves
Stamens
Male Flowers and Leaves
Male Flowers and Leaves
Male Flowers and Leaves
Male Flower
Male Flower and Leaves
Male Flower and Leaves
Male Flower and Leaves
Male Flower and Leaves
Leafy Stem
St. John's, Newfoundland. Shea Heights. Near communications tower on top of Southside Hills. Alpine heath barrens. August 24, 2007. [Digital - John Maunder]
Berry
Berry
Berries
Berries
Berries
Berries
Berries
Fruiting Branches
Fruiting Branches
Fruiting Branches
Fruiting Branches
Fruiting Branches
Fruiting Branches
Leaves and Stem
Leaves and Stem
Leaves and Stem
Leafy Branches
Leafy Branches
Whole Plant in Fruit
Habitat
St. John's, Newfoundland. Shea Heights. Near communications tower on top of Southside Hills. Alpine heath barrens. August 29, 2006. [Digital - Howard Clase]
Berries on Fruiting Branch
Fruiting Branch
Fruiting Branch
Berries
Berries
Berries
Berries
Fruiting Mat
Fruiting Mat
Fruiting Mat
Plants in Habitat

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Empetrum nigrum Linnaeus subsp. hermaphroditum (Lange ex Hagerup) Böcher  -  Hermaphroditic Black Crowberry - [NF, LAB]
St. John's, Newfoundland. Nagles Hill. Three Pond Barrens, overlooking golf course. Dry ridge with dwarf heath amongst stunted coniferous woods. May 6, 2010. [Digital - John Maunder]
Flowers
Flowers
Flowers
Flowers
Flowers
Flowers
Flowers
Flowers
Flowers
Flowers
Flowers
Flowers
Flowers
Flowers
Flowers
Flowers
Flowers
Flowers
Flowering Stem
Flowering Stem
Leafy Stem
Leafy Stem
Humber Village, Newfoundland. Hill high above town. Heath. May 17, 2009. [Digital - Andrus Voitk]
Flowers and Leaves
Pond Island, Notre Dame Bay, Newfoundland. Shore heath barrens. July 18, 2001. [Digital - John Maunder]
Closeup of Berries and Leaves
Berries and Leaves
Berries and Leaves
Anniopsquotch Mountains, Newfoundland. Overlooking Burgeo Highway. Alpine heath. July 19, 2003. [Digital - John Maunder]
Berries, Showing Stamens Beneath
Cartwright, Labrador. Radarbase Hill. Alpine heath. August 2, 2003. [Digital - John Maunder]
Berries and Leaves
Berries and Leaves
Berries and Leaves
Berries and Leaves
Cobbler's Island, Brighton, Newfoundland. Low heath. August 7, 2001. [Transparency - Nathalie Djan-Chékar]
Whole Plant

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Empetrum nigrum Linnaeus subsp. nigrum  -  Black Crowberry, Blackberry (nNF), Curlewberry - [NF, LAB]
Bay Roberts North, Newfoundland. Shore trail. Heath. April 24, 2005. [Digital - John Maunder]
Leaves and Twig
Pouch Cove, Newfoundland. Shoe Cove section of East Coast Trail. Shore heath barrens. April 27-29, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]
Young Male Flowers
Expanding Male Flowers
Expanding Male Flowers
Maturing Male Flowers
Maturing Male Flowers
Maturing Male Flowers
Maturing Male Flowers
Pouch Cove, Newfoundland. Shoe Cove section of East Coast Trail. Shore heath barrens. May 5-6, 2003. [Digital - John Maunder]
Stamen, Extreme Closeup
Stamen, Extreme Closeup
Stamens, Extreme Closeup
Male Flowers, Closeup
Male Flowers
Male Flowers
Male Flowers
Male Flowers
Female Flower, Closeup
Pouch Cove, Newfoundland. Shoe Cove section of East Coast Trail. Shore heath barrens. May 6, 2007. [Digital - John Maunder]
Male Flowers
Male Flowers
Male Flowers
Male Flowers
Male Flowers
Male Flowers
Male Flowers
Male Flowering Branch
Stem and Leaves
Female Flower
St. John's, Newfoundland. Shea Heights. First clearing on way it trail to communication towers. Heath, near pond. May 8, 2010. [Digital - John Maunder]
Male Flowers, and Leaves
Male Flowers, and Leaves
Male Flowers, and Leaves
Pouch Cove, Newfoundland. Shoe Cove section of East Coast Trail. Shore heath barrens. May 12, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]
Female Flower
Female Flower, Very Early Berry
Female Flowers, Very Early Berries
Flowering Branches, Female Plant
Flowering Branches, Female Plant, Longer View
Pouch Cove, Newfoundland. Shoe Cove section of East Coast Trail. Shore heath barrens. May 12, 2003. [Digital - John Maunder]
Male Flowers
Near top of Clarke's Beach Mountain, Newfoundland. Rocky outcrop above fir/white spruce, dwarf woodland. May 19, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]
Extreme Closeup, Male Flowers
Pouch Cove, Newfoundland. Shoe Cove section of East Coast Trail. Shore heath barrens. May 27, 2002. [Digital - John Maunder]
Extreme Closeup, Female Flower, Berry Developing
Extreme Closeup, Female Flowers, Berries Developing
Extreme Closeup, Female Flowers, Berries Developing
Mistaken Point, Newfoundland. Shore heath barrens. July 24, 2001. [Digital - John Maunder]
Empetrum Heath "Wave Forest"!

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