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Empetrum nigrum subsp. asiaticum

Korean Crowberry
Also known as: Empetrum albicarphum Sugaw. +10 more
  • Empetrum albicarphum Sugaw.
  • Empetrum asiaticum (Nakai ex H.Itô) Nakai ex V.Vassil.
  • Empetrum kurilense V.N.Vassil.
  • Empetrum nigrum f. albicarphum (Sugaw.) Honda
  • Empetrum nigrum f. japonicum R.D.Good
  • Empetrum nigrum subsp. japonicum Hultén
  • Empetrum nigrum var. album J.Y.Ma & Yue Zhang
  • Empetrum nigrum var. asiaticum Nakai ex H.Ito
  • Empetrum nigrum var. japonicum H.Hara
  • Empetrum nigrum var. japonicum Siebold & Zucc. ex K.Koch
  • Empetrum sibiricum var. japonicum (Siebold & Zucc. ex K.Koch) Tzvelev
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Subspecies
  • Botanical Family: Ericaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a subshrub.

Empetrum nigrum subsp. asiaticum (commonly known as Korean crowberry) is a shrub belonging to the Ericaceae family. Indigenous to Temperate Asia, this subspecies is primarily associated with temperate conditions. It is a naturally occurring subspecies of Empetrum nigrum, which is linked below, along with other subspecies of this species.

Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Shrub

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Russian Far East
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
China North-Central, Inner Mongolia, Japan, Kamchatka, Korea, Kuril Is., Manchuria, Sakhalin
Base Species & Variations

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