A member of the onion tribe, this plants exudes a garlic smell when leaves are bruised.
Bulb used medicinally for many ailments including colds, flu, headache, infections and asthma (Sustainable Livelihoods Foundation. 2015. The Wild Harvesting of Plant Medicines in Cape Town)
This species was selected because it
has various important characteristics.
It provides medicinal value
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