Fuchsia denticulata
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Fuchsia denticulata

Fuchsia denticulata

Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Fuchsia denticulata is a shrub that varies in habit according to habitat. In more open positions it is a shrub, that can be erect or scandent, growing 1.5 - 4 metres tall, but in forests it can produce climbing stems up to 10 metres long[ 430 Title Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol. 69 Publication Author Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Year 1982 ISBN Description An excellent botanical publication, available for download from the Internet. This volume contains a treatment of section Fuchsia in the Genus Fuchsia. ]. The edible fruit is sometimes gathered from the wild and consumed locally. The plant is often grown as an ornamental, valued especially for its eye-catching display of flowers[ 377 Title Trade Winds Fruit Publication Author Website http://www.tradewindsfruit.com/index.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description The on-line catalogue of a company selling seeds. Gives descriptions, photos and uses of a very wide range of fruit and other food-producing plants plus ornamentals. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate; tropical
Native RangeS. America - Peru, Bolivia
HabitatMoist canyons in cloud forests and in mountain scrub at elevations from 2,000 - 3,600 metres[ 260 Title Conservatory and Indoor Plants Volumes 1 & 2 Publication Author Phillips. R. & Rix. M. Publisher Pan Books, London. Year 1998 ISBN 0-330-37376-5 Description Excellent photos of over 1,100 species and cultivars with habits and cultivation details plus a few plant uses. Many species are too tender for outdoors in Britain though there are many that can be grown outside. ].