Genoplesium rufum
(R. Br.) D. L. Jones & M. A. Clem.
Red midge orchid
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Tubers, Root
The tubers and roots are edible.
How to Identify
A temperate orchid with edible tubers and roots.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Genoplesium rufum, commonly known as rufous midge-orchid, is a species of orchid endemic to New South Wales. It has a single thin, wiry leaf and up to twenty five drooping, pinkish or reddish flowers on a flowering stem which is fused to the lower part of the leaf. It was formerly thought to range from Queensland to South Australia and Tasmania but specimens in other states are now assigned to Genoplesium clivicola.
References (1)
- Lim, T. K., 2015, Edible Medicinal and Non Medicinal Plants. Volume 9, Modified Stems, Roots, Bulbs. Springer p 44
