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Empetrum nigrum

Crowberry (Empetrum nigrum)

February 21, 2022February 6, 2008 by matt goff

Crowberry (Empetrum nigrum) is a common species that can be found from sealevel to lower alpine meadows. This species seems to do well in places where conditions are open and dry. Mostly I’ve noticed the plants growing in muskegs (on the hummocks) and lower alpine meadows, but I’ve also seen them growing on moss covered … Read more

Categories flora, Species Profile Tags Crowberry, Empetrum nigrum Leave a comment

6 July Photos: Mt. Verstovia

March 6, 2011July 6, 2007 by matt goff
This entry is part 112 of 221 in the series 2007 Photojournal
Categories flora, hiking, insects, lichen, photojournal Tags Cassiope mertensiana, Cladonia, Coptis Asplenifolia, Empetrum nigrum, Erigeron peregrinus, Harrimanella stelleriana, Hypogymnia duplicata, Leutkea pectinata, Listera chordata, Platanthera huronensis, Podabrus, Syneta Leave a comment

25 May Photos: Quarry Muskeg and Indian River Trail

March 6, 2011May 25, 2007 by matt goff
This entry is part 88 of 221 in the series 2007 Photojournal
Categories flora, photojournal Tags Crowberry, Empetrum nigrum, Muskeg, Sphagnum, Stream Violet, Viola glabella Leave a comment

22 April: Walk to Totem Park

March 6, 2011April 22, 2007 by matt goff
This entry is part 68 of 221 in the series 2007 Photojournal
Categories photojournal Tags Crowberry, Empetrum nigrum, Red Net-winged Beetle, Red Squirrel Leave a comment

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