I Would Like To Know About “seed” That I Have Called Naked Man Orchids

Question

I understand one name they are known by is Orchis Italica. The seeds appear to be quite large. They look like very tiny tulip bulbs. Am I looking at a small bulb? Is the fungus needed to help them germinate? Some photos are attched.

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Answer 1

Here is information we have on Orchis Italica. It is one of many wild orchids in Turkey whose rhizomes are used to make a powder, then ice cream or a beverage. Orchid seeds are the size of a speck of dust and they do need the symbiotic relationship with a mycorrhizal fungus to germinate.

https://www.kew.org/read-and-watch/orchid-seeds-natures-tiny-treasures

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/orchids/salep-orchid-plants.htm