White crowberry
Corema album
- Layer 3 · Shrubs
- Edible companion
Status by region
No restrictions recorded in the lists we checked.
Checked against the European Union list (Regulation 1143/2014) · Portugal's national invasive species list (Decreto-Lei 92/2019).
Information based on the cited sources, not legal advice — always confirm your local rules.
About
An endemic species of the Iberian Peninsula coastline, it grows mostly in coastal dunes and sand fields. It is a dioecious, evergreen shrub extremely resistant to drought and salinity. It produces small, edible white berries in late summer.
It is harvested now — July is one of the harvest months.
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Needs
- Water: Low
- Light: Full sun
- Size: Shrub up to 1 m
- Mature diameter: 1 m
- Soils: Sandy
- Climates: Atlantic coast, Hot, dry Mediterranean
Calendar
- January
- February
- March
- April
- May
- June
- July — Harvest
- August — Harvest
- September — Harvest
- October — Planting
- November — Planting
- December
- Harvest
- Planting
Medicinal use: The white fruits are consumed fresh, being traditionally used to relieve fever.
Where to buy
Related plants
Other species in the same layer or with the same function.
It is harvested now — July is one of the harvest months.
See which trees the white crowberry grows well with
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