Purple Crowberry
Empetrum atropurpureum
Species code GS014123
General Status in Canada
Apparently Secure
Present in 5 regions
This species is Native in Canada
Migratory species: No
Taxonomic group:
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The General Status ranks do not have legal weight. They are meant to identify the species that may be at risk in Canada.
Access other data on this species on the NatureServe Explorer.Common Names
English common name:
Purple Crowberry
French common name:
Camarine noire-pourprée
| Year | English common name | French common name |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Purple Crowberry | Camarine noire-pourprée |
| 2020 | Purple Crowberry | Camarine noire-pourprée |
Source: iNaturalist
Scientific Names
Higher Classification:
Superkingdom
EUKARYOTA
Kingdom
PLANTAE
Subkingdom
VIRIDIPLANTAE
Infrakingdom
STREPTOPHYTA
Superphylum
Embryophyta
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Subphylum
Spermatophytina
Superclass
Angiospermae
Class
Magnoliopsida
Superorder
Asteranae
| Year | Scientific name | Family | Order |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Empetrum atropurpureum | Ericaceae | Ericales |
| 2020 | Empetrum atropurpureum | Ericaceae | Ericales |
Priority Score
This species is not designated as may be at risk
Trends in rounded national ranks
| Year | Rounded National Rank | Description of the change | Reason for change | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Apparently Secure | New species. | Taxonomic change. | Previously included in Empetrum nigrum |
| 2020 | Apparently Secure |
Original Ranks:
| Canada | |
|---|---|
| 2015 | Apparently Secure - N4N5 |
| 2020 | Apparently Secure - N4 |
| Yukon | |
|---|---|
| 2015 | Not Present |
| 2020 | Not Present |
| Northwest Territories | |
|---|---|
| 2015 | Not Present |
| 2020 | Not Present |
| Nunavut | |
|---|---|
| 2015 | Not Present |
| 2020 | Not Present |
| British Columbia | |
|---|---|
| 2015 | Not Present |
| 2020 | Not Present |
| Alberta | |
|---|---|
| 2015 | Not Present |
| 2020 | Not Present |
| Saskatchewan | |
|---|---|
| 2015 | Not Present |
| 2020 | Not Present |
| Manitoba | |
|---|---|
| 2015 | Not Present |
| 2020 | Not Present |
| Ontario | |
|---|---|
| 2015 | Not Present |
| 2020 | Not Present |
| Quebec | |
|---|---|
| 2015 | Apparently Secure - S4 |
| 2020 | Apparently Secure - S4 |
| New Brunswick | |
|---|---|
| 2015 | Not Present |
| 2020 | Not Present |
| Nova Scotia | |
|---|---|
| 2015 | Imperiled - S2S3 |
| 2020 | Imperiled - S2S3 |
| Prince Edward Island | |
|---|---|
| 2015 | Imperiled - S2 |
| 2020 | Imperiled - S2 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | |
|---|---|
| 2015 | |
| 2020 |
| Labrador | |
|---|---|
| 2015 | Imperiled - S1S3 |
| 2020 | Imperiled - S1S3 |
| Newfoundland | |
|---|---|
| 2015 | Vulnerable - S3S4 |
| 2020 | Vulnerable - S3S4 |
| Pacific Ocean | |
|---|---|
| 2015 | Not Present |
| 2020 | Not Present |
| Western Arctic Ocean | |
|---|---|
| 2015 | Not Present |
| 2020 | Not Present |
| Eastern Arctic Ocean | |
|---|---|
| 2015 | Not Present |
| 2020 | Not Present |
| Atlantic Ocean | |
|---|---|
| 2015 | Not Present |
| 2020 | Not Present |