Ericaceae FAMILY

Vaccinium arctostaphylos

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Vaccinium arctostaphylos is a much-branched, deciduous shrub or a small tree that usually grows around 2 - 3 metres tall, but can reach 6 metres[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. , 1138 Title The taxonomy of Vaccinium section Hemimyrtillus Publication The Botanical Magazine, Tokyo 105: 601-614 Author Vander Kloet S.P. & Dichinson T.A. Publisher Year 1992 ISBN Description A revision of the genus Vaccinium (section Hemimyrtillus) ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. It is grown as an ornamental in gardens.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeSoutheast Eurpoe - Bulgaria; W, Asia - Turkey, Caucasus, Iran

HabitatMountain slopes, fir/spruce or fir/beech woods, rhododendron thickets, occasionally in oak forests and near the timber line in stands of birch and occasionally of pine[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].