Details

Latin name:

Platanthera dilatata (Pursh) Lindl. ex Beck var. leucostachys (Lindl.) Luer Syn.: Habenaria leucostachys (Lindl.) S. Watson

Botanical family:

Orchidaceae

Growth habit:

Herb

Vernacular name(s):

Sierra bog orchid (Eng.)
platanthère à tige pâle (Fr.)

Uses:

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Used as a cough medicine. Decoction used as a body wash. W/hen heated used as a bath for rheumatism [Ojibwa: 47].