Mountain Crowberry
Herb latin name: Mountain Crowberry,Mountain Crowberry Extract
Latin name: Empetrum eamesii hermaphroditum
Synonyms: Empetrum hermaphroditum, Empetrum nigrum hermaphroditumEmpetrum hermaphroditum, Empetrum nigrum hermaphroditum
Family: Empetraceae (Crowberry Family)
Habitat of the herb: the herb: On mountain tops and moors, mostly at high altitudes but down to sea level in the far north of its range. Other uses of MountainHabitat of the herb: the herb: On mountain tops and moors, mostly at high altitudes but down to sea level in the far north of its range.
Other uses of Mountain Crowberry: Plants can be used for groundcover in exposed locations.
Propagation of the herb: Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe in a cold frame. The seed can be very slow to germinate, stored seed requires 5 months warm then 3 months cold stratification at 5℃. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for at least their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts. Cuttings of half-ripe wood, 3cm with a heel, July/August in a frame. Takes 3 weeks. Good percentage. Cuttings of mature wood of the current year's growth, 3cm with a heel, October in a frame. Requires shade. Good percentage.
Cultivation of Mountain Crowberry: On mountain tops and moors, mostly at high altitudes but down to sea level in the far north of its range.
Medicinal use of the herb: None known
Known hazards of Empetrum eamesii hermaphroditum: None known
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