Orchidaceae FAMILY
Platanthera psycodes
Platanthera psycodes
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Platanthera psycodes is a herbaceous, perennial orchid growing from a tuberous rootstock with erect stems 14 - 100cm tall[ 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. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental in gardens.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeEastern N. America - southern Manitoba to Newfoundland, south to northern Illinois and Pennsylvania; southern W. Virginia, Tennessee, N. Carolina
HabitatAlluvial and swamp forests, stream banks, riparian meadows, moist and seeping slopes, marshes, roadside banks, ditches, old fields; at elevations up to 2,000 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. ].