Mountain Crowberry (Empetrum eamesii hermaphroditum)

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

flavour, it is mainly used for making drinks, pies, preserves etc. — Fruit - raw or cooked.; A watery flavour, it is mainly used for making drinks, pies, preserves etc.; The Inuit dry or freeze them for winter use.; The fruit is about 4mm in diameter.

Habitat & North American Range

On mountain tops and moors, mostly at high altitudes but down to sea level in the far north of its range. (Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)