en: orchis mascula/gethsemane/deadman's finger/long purples/standerwort/cuckoo-flower/fool’s bollocks

ru: кукушкины слёзки/божья ручка/кисельный корень/поповы яйца/ятрышник мужской

uk: зозулинець чоловічий/земне серце

de: der männliche harlekin/die narrenhode/die kleine stendelwurz

fr: l’orchis mâle/testicule de prêtre/testicule de chien

per: ثعلب نر (sa’lab-e-nar)


the name gethsemane is derived from a legend that the plant grew below the cross of Christ, and that the markings on the leaves are the drops of Christ's blood

salep (салеп, ثعلب, סַחְלֶבּּ, σαλέπι) — the flour made from its tubers can be used to make drinks mainly by mixing with hot milk or some dessets, traditionally added to milk to attain the consistency to make saffron ice cream; the plant has curative power and the same beverage can be used to treat the food poisoning; the word salep comes originally from arabic خُصَى الثَعْلَب — fox's testicles; in Iraq used to treat neuroses, in Scotland to treat children’s diseases; a source of nectar visited by bees;