Grossulariaceae FAMILY

Ribes magellanicum

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Ribes magellanicum is a deciduous shrub, usually growing up to 300cm tall, occasionally reaching 400cm[ 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 and a medicine. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental in gardens[ 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. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeSouthern S. America - central and southern Chile, Tierra Del Fuego.

HabitatOpen scrub, often with Berberis buxifolia, in forest clearings and wood margins from sea level to 300 metres[ 69 Title Flora of Tierra del Fuego. Publication Author Moore. D. M. Publisher Anthony Nelson. Year 1983 ISBN 0-904614-05-0 Description Standard work for this part of S. America. Excellent details of habitat and a few notes on plant uses. ]. Plants are found on mounain slopes and in interior valleys, sometimes ascending to the timber line[ 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. ].