Orchidaceae FAMILY
Platanthera bifolia
Platanthera bifolia
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Platanthera bifolia is a herbaceous perennial orchid growing from a fleshy rootstock; it can grow up to 50cm tall[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a medicine.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeEurasia - Norway to Portugal and Spain, through almost all Europe east to Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Turkey and Iran; N. Africa - Algeria, Tunisia
HabitatGrassy hills and open woods on base-rich and especially on calcareous soils[ 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. ].