Orchidaceae FAMILY

Orchis morio

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Orchis morio 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, from Scandanavia south and east to Spain, Siberia, Caucasus and Siberia.

HabitatWet meadows, especially on chalk[ 13 Title Hamlyn Encyclopaedia of Plants. Publication Author Triska. Dr. Publisher Hamlyn Year 1975 ISBN 0-600-33545-3 Description Very interesting reading, giving some details of plant uses and quite a lot of folk-lore. , 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. , 230 Title Hardy Orchids. Orchids for the Garden and Frost-free Greenhouse. Publication Author Cribb. P. & Bailes. C. Publisher Christopher Helm. London. Year 1989 ISBN 0 7470 0416 1 Description An excellent book looking at the orchids that can be grown outdoors in temperate climates and giving lots of information on how to grow them. Very lttle information on their uses. ].