Hyacinth orchid
Dipodium squamatum

Family: Orchidaceae

What it is like

An orchid.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Australia (country/location of origin)

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Tubers, root

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Corallorhiza squamata (G. Forst.) Poir.; Cymbidium squamatum (G. Forst.) Sw.; Dendrobium punctatum Sm.; Dipodium carinatum Schltr.; Dipodium gracile Kraenzl. [Illegitimate]; Dipodium heimianum Kraenzl.; Dipodium punctatum (Sm.) R. Br.; Dipodium punctatum var. album F.M. Bailey; Epidendrum squamatum (G. Forst.) Poir.; Ophrys squamata G. Forst.; Trichochilus neoebudicus Ames; Wailesia punctata (Sm.) G. Nicholson;