Dactylorhiza iberica
(M. Bieb. ex Willd.) Soo
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Description
Dactylorhiza iberica is a temperate orchid in the family Orchidaceae valued for its edible bulbs.
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Edible Uses
The bulb is powdered and used to produce sahlep, a hot drink made with milk.
Traditional Uses
The bulb or tuber is used to produce sahlep - hot drink with milk. The bulb is powdered.
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Distribution
It is a temperate plant.
Where It Grows
Europe, Turkey, Türkiye,
Synonyms
Orchis iberica M. Bieb. ex Willd.and others
Also Known As
Kirim salebi
References (3)
- Dogan, Y., et al, 2004, The Use of Wild Edible Plants in Western and Central Anatolia (Turkey). Economic Botany 58(4) pp. 684-690
- Dogan, A. & Tuzlaci, E., 2015, Wild Edible Plants of Pertek (Tunceli-Turkey). Marmara Pharmaceutical Journal 19: 126-135
- Ertug, F, Yenen Bitkiler. Resimli Türkiye Florası -I- Flora of Turkey - Ethnobotany supplement
