Orchis punctulata

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OrchidaceaeRootsSpice/Beverage

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Tuber - drink

The tuber is powdered and mixed with milk to make salep, a traditional drink.

Where to Find It

It is a temperate plant.

Turkey, Türkiye,

Countries: Turkey

How to Identify

An orchid of the family Orchidaceae found in temperate regions. The plant produces tubers that are used to make a traditional beverage.

Medicinal Uses

The tuber is powdered and mixed with milk for traditional use as salep.

Wikipedia

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Orchis punctulata, the small-dotted orchis, is a species of orchid. It is native to southeastern Europe (Greece, the part of Turkey in Europe known as East Thrace, and possibly Bulgaria), Crimea in eastern Europe, western Asia (Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, israel, Palestine, and Turkey), and both the North Caucasus and Transcaucasia.

Names & Synonyms

Sahlep, Sumbul

Aceras fragrans Kotschy ex Sooand others

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