Ericaceae FAMILY Endangered

Vaccinium ciliatum

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Vaccinium ciliatum is an erect, deciduous shrub that can grow up to 200cm tall[ 275 Title Flora of Japan Publication Author Website http://www.foj.info Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora - an excellent resource. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. This species is listed as endangered in Japan. It is restricted to a range 300 km wide in western Japan. Many plants are thought to have been lost because of habitat destruction in the past 50 years[ 1132 Title Genetic diversity and phylogenetic relationships of the endangered species Vaccinium sieboldii and Vaccinium ciliatu Publication Plant Systematics and Evolution 2010 Vol.287 No.1/2 pp.75-84 Author Hirai, M.; Yoshimura, S.; Ohsako, T.; Kubo, N. Publisher Year 2010 ISBN Description ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - central and southern Japan, Korea.

HabitatEdges of broad-leaved forests in lowlands[ 275 Title Flora of Japan Publication Author Website http://www.foj.info Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora - an excellent resource. ].