Orchidaceae FAMILY
Goodyera pubescens
Goodyera pubescens
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Goodyera pubescens is a Evergreen Perennial up to 0.40 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine..
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeEastern N. America - Maine to Florida, west to Alberta and Quebec.
HabitatAlmost any wooded habitat with acid soils, mainly on moist humus soils in shady, upland woods of hemlock, pine, oak, or maple, less frequent in lowland woods, bogs, swamps; 0 -1600 metres[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ].