EMPETUM NIGRUM

Empetrum nigrum is a species of crowberry known as black crowberry which is native to most northern areas of the northern hemisphere, as well as the Falkland Island in the southern hemisphere.

In gardening, it can be grown in acidic soils in shady, moist areas. It can be used for the edible berries, for a purple dye, or as a ground cover. It is a socalled boneberry and doesn't taste good at all but it is very good for the sight if you drink juice made of it.

The metabolism and photosynthetic parameters of Empretrum can be altered in winter-warming experiments.

This plant has tiny leaves arranged alternately. Its stem creeps along the ground. Its fruits are Dark blue oe Black berries.
It grows in open, sunny, wet areas but also in woods on arctic area where are not much trees; in the colder regions of the Northern Hemisphere.
The berries are very tart when eaten raw. Cook in a small amount of water and add sugar, if available, to make a jelly. (It's a bone berry so I don't recommend it.

Crowberries may act as a diuretic. They are useful for treating urinary tract infections. Also good for the sight.

There are much wrong knowledge between these blue and ) almost black berries but I live on Arctic area where all the berries may live next to eachother and then it's easy to know what is which one. I'm sure the “American blueberry” is in the fact Vaccinium Uligonosum because the describings of them are just similar to it. It has nothing to do with the Scandinavian blueberry and also there are many berries which I wouldn't put in my mouth and they call one of these Bilberry but that isn't either Blueberry. The way they describe Vaccinium Uligonosum must be the American Blueberry.

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