Orchidaceae FAMILY
Orchis mascula
Orchis mascula
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Orchis mascula is a Bulb up to 0.60 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeMost of Europe, including Britain, to N. Africa, western and northern Asia.
HabitatWoodland, copses and open pastures in base rich 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. ].