Orchidaceae FAMILY
Gymnadenia conopsea
Gymnadenia conopsea
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Gymnadenia conopsea is a Bulb up to 0.30 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeEurope, including Britain, to north and west Asia.
HabitatLocally abundant in base-rich grassland, especially on chalk or limestone, fens and marshes[ 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. ].