Ericaceae FAMILY

Vaccinium modestum

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Vaccinium modestum is a deciduous shrub growing from a rhizomatous rootstock; it produces a cluster of erect or procumbent stems 5 - 10cm tall[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - Himalayan regions of China (Xizang, Yunnan), northeast India and Myanmar

HabitatCliffs, Abies forests, alpine meadows and thickets; at elevations from 3,100 - 4,000 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].