Crowberry - Empetrum nigrum

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Crowberry - Empetrum nigrum
© Dr Chris Gibson/English Nature

Crowberry is similar to heathers in that it is a dwarf shrub which forms carpets and low hummocks. The tiny, pale purple-red flowers appear in May. These are followed by black berries.

Crowberry has shiny, dark green, needle-like leaves that are white underneath with rolled edges. A small willow beetle Lachmaea capreae is found on crowberry, which also has a number of moth species associated with it. Both small mammals and birds like song thrushes and blackbirds may eat the berries.

Animals

Blackbird, Moths, Song thrush, Wood mouse

Foliage	Green
Flower	Pink, May to June
Moisture	(Dry)
Sunlight	(Full sun)
Origin	Native