Orchidaceae FAMILY
Goodyera repens
Goodyera repens
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Goodyera repens is a perennial plant that can grow up to 0.25 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine..
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeEurope, including Britain, Scandanavia south and east to the Pyrenees, Siberia, Japan and Himalayas.
HabitatLocally in pine woods, rarely under birch or on moist fixed dunes in northern Britain[ 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. ].