Empetrum eamesii
Rhodora 15: 215. 1913,.
Endemic
Synonyms: Empetrum nigrum var. eamesii (Fernald & Wiegand) B. Boivin Empetrum rubrum var. eamesii (Fernald & Wiegand) Cronquist
Branches green, brown, or reddish, distally white-tomentose, eglandular. Leaves ascending, becoming divergent; blade 4–5 mm. Flowers unisexual (plants dioecious); sepals greenish pink becoming reddish purple. Drupes pink or red, translucent, 3–5 mm diam. Seeds light-brown, 1.2–1.5 mm. 2n = 26.
Phenology: Flowering spring.
Habitat: Sand dunes, acidic coastal rock barrens, alpine heath
Elevation: 0-900 m
Distribution
Nfld. and Labr., N.S., P.E.I., Que.
Discussion
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
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absent +
hypogynous +
dehiscent +
inverted +
not flaky +
acicular;plane +
coriaceous +
much shorter +
eglandular +
white-tomentose +
nonfleshy +
aromatic +
absent +
deciduous +
absent +
rotate to crateriform campanulate cylindric globose or urceolate +
oblanceoloid +
translucent +
straight +
undifferentiated +
fusiform +
minute +
cellular +
abundant +
fleshy +
distinct +
symmetric +
unisexual +
drupaceous +
globose +
fleshy +
multicellular +
absent +
absent +
fascicles +
simple +
divergent +
persistent +
ascending +
cauline +
shorter +
revolute;plane;toothed;entire;revolute;plane;toothed;entire +
absent +
furrowed +
axile +
superior +
lobed +
anatropous +
fascicles +
hypogynous +
absent +
absent +
reduced +
not sticky +
absent +
4-5-carpellate +
solid +
Rhodora +
1753 +
not winged +
light-brown +
distinct +
6;9 +
greenish pink becoming reddish purple +
distinct +
absent +
Endemic +
minute +
exserted +
prostrate +
trailing +
branched +
5-lobed +
absent +
hollow +
straight +
declinate +
exserted +
Empetrum eamesii +
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species +
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