Common name:
Plum Pudding , Onion Grass
Family name:
Iridaceae
Botanical name:
Romulea rosea
Flowering/fruiting season:
Spring - summer
Location:
An exotic weed common and widespread in grasslands (Eddy et al., 1998:58)
Use:
- Food, medicine
- 'Both the seed case and the small yam at the base of the plant were eaten.' (Wreck Bay Community & Renwick, 2000:47)
Notes:
- 'This small common grass-like plant is only noticeable when it is in flower.' (Wreck Bay Community & Renwick, 2000:47)
- Found in disturbed sites … potentially serious weed of grasslands (Eddy et al., 1998:58)
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Use code:
ROOT
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