False onion weed

Family: Amaryllidaceae
Scientific name: Nothoscordum gracile
Description: Plant Form: Erect bulb herb. Size: Up to 1 m tall. Stem: Thin erect flower stalk. Leaves: Narrow, strap-like, 15-60 cm long. With a papery sheath at the base. Faint onion smell. Flowers: Small whitish 1-1.5 cm across, in clusters of 8-12 at the top of stalk. Fruit and Seeds: Capsules 6 mm across with 3 compartments containing 4-12 seeds each. Habitat: Gardens, parks, riparian areas. Weed Status: Other Weed Weed Type: Environmental, Common Lifeform: Herbaceous

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