Orchidaceae FAMILY

Dactylorhiza salina

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Dactylorhiza salina is a herbaceous perennial growing from a tuberous rootstock; the flowering stem is around 10 - 30cm tall[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. , 1866 Title Medicinal Orchids of Asia Publication Author Eng Soon Teoh Website https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24274-3 Publisher Springer International Publishing Switzerland Year 2016 ISBN 978-3-319-24272-9 Description ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine. There is a popular demand for the tubers in Mongolia where they are an ingredient in several traditional Mongolian prescriptions[ 1866 Title Medicinal Orchids of Asia Publication Author Eng Soon Teoh Website https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24274-3 Publisher Springer International Publishing Switzerland Year 2016 ISBN 978-3-319-24272-9 Description ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeTemperate Asia - Caucasus,through central Asia, western China, Mongolia and Siberia

HabitatDamp, swampy alkaline and saline meadows[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. , 1866 Title Medicinal Orchids of Asia Publication Author Eng Soon Teoh Website https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24274-3 Publisher Springer International Publishing Switzerland Year 2016 ISBN 978-3-319-24272-9 Description ].