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Wild onion
Dipcadi ciliare

Family: Asparagaceae


What it is like

A herb.

They have also been put in the families Hyacinthaceae and Liliaceae.


Where it is found

It is a subtropical plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Africa, Eswatini, Southern Africa, Swaziland


How it is used for food

Edible parts

Bulb


How it is grown


Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Dipcadi adelae Beauverd; Dipcadi megalanthum Zahlbr.; Dipcadi readii (Baker) Baker; Dipcadi setosum var. readii Baker; Ornithogalum readii (Baker) J. C. Manning & Goldblatt; Uropetalon ciliare Eckl. & Zeyh. ex Harv.;