Onagraceae FAMILY

Fuchsia microphylla

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Fuchsia microphylla is a rather variable plant. Usually an erect, deciduous shrub growing 100 - 250cm tall, in a shady woodland it can adopt a more climbing habit with stems up to 500cm long, whilst in more exposed situations it can be low and prostrate or nearly so[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. , 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ ]. The edible fruits are often gathered from wild plants for local use, whilst the plant is also often grown as an ornamental.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate; tropical

Native RangeC. America - Panama. Costa Rica, Nicaragua, north to central Mexico.

HabitatOpen places in oak and pine woods in Hidalgo. Mexico, Michoacan and Jalisco Counties[ 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. ]. Mostly in dense, moist or wet, mixed forest, sometimes in low thickets or in exposed rocky places at elevations of 1,200 - 3,800 metres in Guatemala[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ ].