Gather Chiltepin Bush

Stages

Rank	Description	Requirement	Rewards
0	Gather more to unlock rewards	total_gathered_chiltepin_bush 1,000	Common Skin Container
1	Gather more to unlock rewards	total_gathered_chiltepin_bush 10,000	Rare Skin Container
2	Gather more to unlock rewards	total_gathered_chiltepin_bush 100,000	Teary-Eyed

Codex entry

These stages unlock codex entries for Chiltepin Bush.

1. Entry 1

   Chiltepin, Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum, is considered the wild ancestor of cultivated C. annuum, the species that produced bell peppers and many familiar chiles through domestication.

2. Entry 2

   Wild birds eat chiltepin fruit and disperse the seeds while mammals tend to avoid the capsaicin. Experiments support the idea that pungency helps peppers favor seed-dispersing birds over seed-destroying rodents.

3. Entry 3

   In the Arizona-Sonora borderlands, wild chiltepins commonly grow beneath nurse trees and shrubs such as mesquite, ironwood and hackberry. Their shade reduces summer heat and helps protect the peppers from winter frost.