Grossulariaceae FAMILY

Ribes punctatum

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Ribes punctatum is an evergreen shrub that can grow up to 200cm tall. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeS. America - central Chile, Bolivia.

HabitatPlains and foothills[ 139 Title Flora of Chile. (in Spanish) Publication Author ? Publisher Year ISBN Description Some information about the useful plants of Chile. ]. Found on coastal mountain 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. ].