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Habenaria conopsea

Family: Orchidaceae

What it is like

An orchid that grows in soil. It grows 30-80 cm high. It has fleshy lobed tubers. There are 4-7 leaves. They are along the stalk. These are sword shaped and 6-15 cm long. The flowers are pink to purple. They are in a spike 6-15 cm long. The lip has 3 lobes. The fruit is a capsule 1 cm long. See Gymnadenia conopsea

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, China

How it is used for food

The tuber is cooked in soup.

Edible parts

Tuber, root

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Gymnadenia conopsea (Willdenow) Brown;