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Purple Crowberry (Empetrum atropurpureum) is a subshrub native to the northeastern regions of North America, including Labrador, Maine, Minnesota, New Hampshire, and other parts of Canada such as Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Québec. Purple Crowberry (Latin: Empetrum atropurpureum, family Ericaceae) is an edible plant catalogued in PlantSage.
Purple Crowberry is generally regarded as safe for culinary use when correctly identified and prepared. Avoid wild specimens from polluted ground and confirm species before harvest.
Purple Crowberry is a member of the Ericaceae family native to LAB, MAI, NWH, NWY, and NFL. Purple Crowberry thrives in moist, light to medium soils with a pH between 4.3 and 7.8.
Purple Crowberry grows best in 7/10 light and moist water. Detailed sowing, propagation, and care notes are on the full profile.
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