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Rockberry (Empetrum eamesii)
Family: Empetraceae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)
Bloom Color: Purple, Red. Main Bloom Time: Early summer, Late summer, Mid summer. Form: Prostrate, Spreading or horizontal.
Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons
Edible Parts: Fruit, Berries
Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer
Flavor & Culinary Uses
Fruit - raw or cooked. The fruit is about 4mm in diameter. — Fruit - raw or cooked.; The fruit is about 4mm in diameter.
Habitat & North American Range
Exposed sands and siliceous gravels and rocks. (Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)