Orchids (except Ophrys) supposedly growing in Northern Cyprus :

Anacamptis pyramidalis
Barlia robertiana
Dactylorhiza romana Neotinea maculata
Orchis anatolica
O. collina
O. coriophora
O. italica
O. morio
O. punctulata
O.sancta
O. simia
Serapias vomeracea
Spiranthes autumnalis

Orchids tubers are widely collected in Turkish Mainland and ground to a sweet starch called Salep. This starched is boiled with water or milk or is used to make an Ice-cream.

Orchis italica is very common in scrubs and often growing protected from browsing by spiny subshrubs.

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