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Three cornered garlic/onion weed

Allium triquetrum

Description:

Clumping plants about a foot tall with long grass like leaves, delicately stalked white pendulous flowers in a cluster on tips of triangular green tall stalks.

Habitat:

Grows densely as weeds among grass, everywhere in Spring.

Notes:

They have a distinct smell of onion/garlic. You can smell them from a distance, especially after the grass is mown. An interesting thing about these strong smelling plants are that they are edible - can be substituted for spring onions !! Another one to try out..... Have a look at the first two web link below: http://wildpicnic.blogspot.com.au/2009/0... http://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?Lati... http://www.gw.govt.nz/onion-weed-allium-... Plants are said to be toxic to animals -dogs are vulnerable as well..

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Leuba Ridgway
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Leuba Ridgway

Victoria, Australia

Spotted on Sep 26, 2012
Submitted on Sep 27, 2012

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