Pterostylis boormanii

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Boorman's ruddyhood

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Pterostylis boormanii
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What to Eat

Edible parts: Tubers, Root

The tubers and roots are eaten.

Where to Find It

It is a temperate plant.

Australia,

Countries: Australia

How to Identify

A temperate orchid with edible tubers and roots.

Wikipedia

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Pterostylis boormanii, commonly known as the Sikh's whiskers, baggy britches, or Boorroans green-hood is a plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae and is endemic to south-eastern Australia. It has a rosette of leaves and up to seven dark reddish-brown flowers with translucent "windows" and a thick, brown, bristly, insect-like labellum.

References (1)
  • Lim, T. K., 2015, Edible Medicinal and Non Medicinal Plants. Volume 9, Modified Stems, Roots, Bulbs. Springer p 70

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