What is Coca?
Coca (Erythroxylum coca) is a shrub native to the Andean highlands of South America, including Bolivia, Brazil North, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Coca (Latin: Erythroxylum coca) is an edible plant catalogued in PlantSage.
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Coca (Erythroxylum coca) is a shrub native to the Andean highlands of South America, including Bolivia, Brazil North, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Coca (Latin: Erythroxylum coca) is an edible plant catalogued in PlantSage.
Coca is generally regarded as safe for culinary use when correctly identified and prepared. Avoid wild specimens from polluted ground and confirm species before harvest.
Coca is a member native to BOL, BZN, CLM, ECU, and PER. Coca thrives in full sun and requires moist soil that can be light (sandy), medium, or heavy (clay).
Coca grows best in USDA zone 10-12, full sun light, and moist water. Detailed sowing, propagation, and care notes are on the full profile.
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