Ericaceae FAMILY
Vaccinium smallii
Vaccinium smallii
Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Vaccinium smallii is a much-branched deciduous shrub usually growing from 50 - 150cm tall, sometimes to 3 metres[ 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. The fruit is sold in local markets[ 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) ].
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeE. Asia - Russian Far East, cantral and northern Japan, Korea.
HabitatMountain slopes; subalpine shrubberies, thickets, coniferous woods, as well as edges of beech woods ; often on stumps and rotting logs; at elevations from 900 - 2,200 metres[ 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) ].