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Gastrodia cunninghamii (Potato orchid)

Synonyms: Gastrodia antennifera; Gastrodia leucopetala

Attributes

Edible [1]  May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details.
Flower Type [1]  Hermaphrodite
Lifespan [1]  Perennial
Scent [1]  The freshly opened flowers have a refreshingly aromatic scent, though this becomes foetid and unpleasant as the flowers fade.
Height [1]  39 inches (1 m)
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♦ 1Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0