Berberidaceae FAMILY

Berberis chilensis

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Berberis chilensis is an evergreen shrub that can grow up to 250cm tall[ 330 Title ChileFlora Publication Author Website http://www.chileflora.com/index.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Not realy a flora, but a lovely site with lots of helpful information for the gardener and an abundance of excellent photos covering over 2,000 species of Chilean plants. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeS. America - central and southern Chile

HabitatSclerophyllous scrub vegetation, usually in fairly open habitats; at elevations from 370 - 1,600 metres[ 679 Title Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Volume 86 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Year 1999 ISBN Description Among many articles on botany, is a treatment of the genus Beilschmiedia. ].