Orchidaceae FAMILY

Spiranthes spiralis

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Spiranthes spiralis is a perennial plant that can grow up to 20cm tall. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine..

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeEurasia - Britain and Denmark to Portugal, east to Ukraine, Caucasus and Iran, also western Himalayas; N. Africa - Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia

HabitatHilly pastures, downs, moist meadows and grassy coastal dunes, usually on a calcareous substratum[ 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. ]. Dry hilly fields[ 4 Title A Modern Herbal. Publication Author Grieve. Publisher Penguin Year 1984 ISBN 0-14-046-440-9 Description Not so modern (1930's?) but lots of information, mainly temperate plants. ].