[Flora of Mt. Denali National Park and Preserve: Wildflowers with 3 Petals]

Black Crowberry, Curlew Berry, Moss Berry

Empetrum nigrum

Synonyms: Empetrum eamesii ssp. hermaphroditum, Empetrum hermaphroditum, Empetrum nigrum ssp. hermaphroditum, Empetrum nigrum var. hermaphroditum

Black Crowberry, Curlew Berry, Moss Berry: Empetrum nigrum (Synonyms: Empetrum eamesii ssp. hermaphroditum, Empetrum hermaphroditum, Empetrum nigrum ssp. hermaphroditum, Empetrum nigrum var. hermaphroditum)

The black berries and attracive foliage of black crowberry as seen near Pete's Pond, about one-half mile east of the southeastern corner of Wonder Lake..................September 5, 2009.

The black berry of Black Crowberry, Curlew Berry, Moss Berry: Empetrum nigrum (Synonyms: Empetrum eamesii ssp. hermaphroditum, Empetrum hermaphroditum, Empetrum nigrum ssp. hermaphroditum, Empetrum nigrum var. hermaphroditum)

A close-up of a black berriy andthe attracive foliage of black crowberry as seen near Pete's Pond, about one-half mile east of the southeastern corner of Wonder Lake..................September 5, 2009.

Black Crowberry, Curlew Berry, Moss Berry: Empetrum nigrum (Synonyms: Empetrum eamesii ssp. hermaphroditum, Empetrum hermaphroditum, Empetrum nigrum ssp. hermaphroditum, Empetrum nigrum var. hermaphroditum)

Young crowberries from atop the ridge to the west of Wonder Lake, Denali National Park............June 23, 2002.

Paul Slichter