Description: A heath-like, low-growing shrub of heaths, moors and bogs, with tiny pink flowers and a blackish berry.

Frequent in upland areas of Northern Ireland (Mournes, Sperrins, Antrim Hills, western Fermanagh etc), but also found on bogs or peaty ground down to sea level in a few places.

All names: Empetrum nigrum L.; Empetrum nigrum agg. L.

Distribution Map from NBN: Empetrum nigrum at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Empetrum nigrum at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.