Fringe midge orchid, Fringed leek orchid
Prasophyllum fimbriatum
Family: Orchidaceae
What it is like
An orchid. It is a herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It forms tubers. It grows 30-100 cm high. The flowers are green, white and purple.
Prasophyllum tunbridgense possibly also used. See Gilfedder, L et al, 2003, The Nature of the Midlands. Midlands Bushweb. PO Box 156 Longford, Tasmania. p 126
Where it is found
It is a temperate plant. It grows on sands and clays and in depressions that are wet in the winter.
Countries/locations it is found in
Australia (country/location of origin)
How it is used for food
Edible parts
Root