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A very distinctive plant, with a purple or deep-blue top tassle of infertile flowers with long stalks. The open "tassle" flower-head is often over 20 cm long. the bulbs are sometimes collected and sold in local markets for eating. Often grown in gardens.
Flowers.
Mar-May.
Size.
15-70 cm (short-tall)
Flower Blossom.
5-10 mm long. The fertile flowers are brown tubes with yellowish teeth or mouth around the opening. The infertile flowers of the tassel top are on upswept stalks.
Leaves.
From 3 to 5 linear, channelled leaves from the base, shorter than the stalks (to 40 cm).
Habitat.
Grassy areas, banks, roadsides, scrub ground, olive groves and vineyards.
Pod.
The fruit is a 3-valved capsule, up to 15 mm long.
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