The variety alba can be found anywhere in the Pyramidal Orchid's range; its flowers are white.

Medicinal uses

The dried and ground tuber (from various species of Orchis and Anacamptis) can be made into a fine white powder, called salep. This is a very nutritious sweet starchlike substance. It is used in drinks, cereals and in making bread. In Turkey it is used in ice-creams. It was also used

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