Orchidaceae FAMILY
Ophrys insectifera
Ophrys insectifera
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Ophrys insectifera is a perennial plant that can grow up to 0.50 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeEurope, including Britain, from Norway south and east to the Mediterranean.
HabitatWoods, copses, field borders, spoil slopes, banks and grassy hillsides on chalk or limestone and in fens[ 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. ].