Orchidaceae FAMILY
Orchis militaris
Orchis militaris
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Orchis militaris 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 RangeEurope, including Britain, from Scandanavia south and east to Spain, Siberia and W. Asia.
HabitatGrassy hills, banks, borders of fields and woodland edges on chalky 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. ]. Extremely rare in Britain, growing in only one or two sites[ 135 Title The Plantsman. Vol.8. 1986 - 1987. Publication Author ? Publisher Royal Horticultural Society Year 1986 ISBN - Description Excerpts from the periodical giving cultivation details and other notes on some of the useful plants including some Cucurbitaceae. ].