Thelymitra circumsepta
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Naked sun orchid
OrchidaceaeRoots
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Root, Tubers
The roots and tubers are eaten.
How to Identify
A temperate orchid (Orchidaceae) with edible tubers and roots.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Thelymitra circumsepta, commonly called the naked sun orchid, is a species of orchid that is endemic to south-eastern Australia. It has a single leathery, dark green leaf and up to twenty blue to purplish or pink flowers with fringed lobes and yellowish hair tufts on top of the column.
References (1)
- Lim, T. K., 2015, Edible Medicinal and Non Medicinal Plants. Volume 9, Modified Stems, Roots, Bulbs. Springer p 81
