Portuguese Crowberry
Herb latin name: Portuguese Crowberry,Portuguese Crowberry Extract
Latin name: Corema album
Synonyms: Empetrum albumEmpetrum album
Family: Empetraceae (Crowberry Family)
Habitat of the herb: the herb: Maritime sands and dunes on the Atlantic littoral. Propagation of Portuguese Crowberry: Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe iHabitat of the herb: the herb: Maritime sands and dunes on the Atlantic littoral.
Propagation of Portuguese Crowberry: Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe in a cold frame. Stored seed requires 5 months warm stratification followed by 3 months 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, July/August in a frame. Cuttings of mature wood of the current year's growth, November in a frame.
Cultivation of the herb: Maritime sands and dunes on the Atlantic littoral.
Medicinal use of Portuguese Crowberry: None known
Known hazards of Corema album: None known
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