Orchidaceae FAMILY

Platanthera sparsiflora

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Habenaria sparsiflora is a herbaceous perennial orchid growing from a tuberous rootstock, with erect stems from 20 - 125cm tall[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeWestern N. America - Oregon, California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, northern Mexico

HabitatFound mainly along the sides of streams or in boggy places in montane coniferous forests; at elevations from 1,200 - 3,300 metres[ 71 Title A California Flora. Publication Author Munz P.A. & Keck D.D. Publisher University of California Press; Los Angeles Year 1959 ISBN - Description An excellent flora but no pictures. Not for the casual reader. ]. Wet meadows, marshes, fens, stream banks, shores, seeping slopes; at elevations up to 3,500 metres[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ].