Oleaceae FAMILY
Forestiera pubescens
Forestiera pubescens
Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
1/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Forestiera pubescens is a much-branched, deciduous shrub of spreading habit; it usually grows around 180 - 270cm tall, but in good soils with adequate moisture it can reach 4 metres or more[ 277 Title Plants Database Publication Author Website http://plants.usda.gov/java/factSheet Publisher United States Department of Agriculture Year 0 ISBN Description An online database with an excellent collection of fact sheets about native N. American plants. ].. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeSouth-western N. America - California to Colorado and Oklahoma, south to northern Mecico and Texas
HabitatDry slopes and ridges; at elevations below 2,000 metres[ 71 Title A California Flora. Publication Author Munz P.A. & Keck D.D. Publisher University of California Press; Los Angeles Year 1959 ISBN - Description An excellent flora but no pictures. Not for the casual reader. ]. Along stream courses, moist valleys, hillsides, and mesas; at elevations from 900 - 2,100 metres[ 277 Title Plants Database Publication Author Website http://plants.usda.gov/java/factSheet Publisher United States Department of Agriculture Year 0 ISBN Description An online database with an excellent collection of fact sheets about native N. American plants. ].