Pterostylis curta
R. Br.
Alpen greenhood, Blunt greenhood
OrchidaceaeRoots
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Tubers, Root
The tubers can be eaten, but this would kill the orchid.
How to Identify
A temperate orchid with edible tubers, though harvesting them would kill the plant.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Pterostylis curta, commonly known as the blunt greenhood, is a species of orchid found in south-eastern Australia, Lord Howe Island and New Caledonia. It has a rosette of leaves at its base and a single white and green, forward leaning flower with a brown tip and a twisted labellum.
References (3)
- Caton, J.M. & Hardwick, R. J., 2016, Field Guide to Useful Native Plants from Temperate Australia. Harbour Publishing House. p 300
- Hunter, J. T. & Sheringham, P., 2006, Vegetation and Floristics of Melville Range Nature Reserve. A Report to the New South Wales Parks and Wildlife Service. p 178
- Lim, T. K., 2015, Edible Medicinal and Non Medicinal Plants. Volume 9, Modified Stems, Roots, Bulbs. Springer p 70
