Graphic: An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand 1966.

Wild onion, Allium spp. These are strong-smelling bulbous plants of which at least two species have become naturalised in this country. A. vineale has for a long time been a pest in damp pastures where the narrow leaves are not easily detected, but when eaten by cows give an unpleasant flavour to milk and butter. This species h

Wild onion, Allium spp. These are strong-smelling bulbous plants of which at least two species have become naturalised in this country. A. vineale has for a long time been a pest in damp pastures where the narrow leaves are not easily detected, but when eaten by cows give an unpleasant flavour to milk and butter. This species h

Wild onion, Allium spp. These are strong-smelling bulbous plants of which at least two species have become naturalised in this country. A. vineale has for a long time been a pest in damp pastures where the narrow leaves are not easily detected, but when eaten by cows give an unpleasant flavour to milk and butter. This species h




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