Disterigma microphyllum
(G. Don) Luteyn
EricaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit is edible.
Where to Find It
It is a cold temperate plant. It grows between 1,830-3,500 m above sea level.
Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Russia, Siberia, South America,
How to Identify
A shrub. It grows 1 m tall. The branches are 2 m long and hang down. The bark cracks in long strips. The leaves have fine wrinkles and are narrowly oval and 4-8 mm long by 2-5 mm wide. The fruit is a berry 5-6 mm across and white and lets light through.
Names & Synonyms
Vaccinium uliginosum subsp. microphyllum Lange
References (2)
- Crate, S. A., 2008, "Eating Hay": The Ecology, Economy and Culture of Viliui Sakha Smallholders of Northeastern Siberia. Human Ecology 36:161-174 (As Vaccinium uliginosum subsp. microphyllum)
- Torre, de la, L., et al, 2008, Enciclopedia de las Plantas Útiles del Ecuador. Herbario QCA. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador. p 312
