Arthropodium milleflorum
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Arthropodium milleflorum (pale vanilla lily) is a species of herbaceous
Herbaceous
A herbaceous plant is a plant that has leaves and stems that die down at the end of the growing season to the soil level. They have no persistent woody stem above ground...

 perennial plant
Perennial plant
A perennial plant or simply perennial is a plant that lives for more than two years. The term is often used to differentiate a plant from shorter lived annuals and biennials. The term is sometimes misused by commercial gardeners or horticulturalists to describe only herbaceous perennials...

s native to the Southern Hemisphere. Synonyms: A. paniculatum, A. pendulum. Grows in eastern Australia in various habitats from coast to alpine areas. Tolerant of very moist even boggy conditions. Tubers are edible raw. Grass like rosette makes an attractive garden specimen. Easily grown from seed. The plant has a strong scent of vanilla especially noticeable on warm days.

Some 30 cm in height, the pendulous white flowers appear in spring. See also Arthropodium minus
Arthropodium minus
Arthropodium minus is a species of herbaceous perennial plants native to the Southern Hemisphere. Valued as bush tucker as the roots are edible raw....

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External links

http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Arthropodium~milleflorum
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