Dipodium punctatum
Hyacinth orchid
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Tubers
The tubers are edible.
How to Identify
An orchid. It grows 30-90 cm tall. The tubers are large and long. It has a thick green to red stem that is without leaves. The flowers are pale pink and 2-2.5 cm across.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Dipodium punctatum, commonly known as the blotched hyacinth-orchid, is a leafless orchid that is a native to eastern and south-eastern continental Australia. In summer it produces a tall flowering stem with up to sixty pale to bright pink flowers with heavy red blotches. A widespread and common species it is often confused with D. roseum and some authorities regard it as a synonym of D. squamatum.
References (1)
- Hastings Advance Community College, 2017, Uses for Native Plants of the Mornington Peninsula. 86pp. p 39
