what is onion grass?

Question

Does anyone know the scientific name for the onion grass you find in the us? just the plain grass that smells like onions that grows in yards. When I search all I come up with is one with huge purple flowers from Australia.

from what I can tell, it's not romulea rosea. That's the one I keep finding thats mainly in Australia. In the US, I think it's only found in California and I'm on the East Coast. And the stuff I have, I know is pretty common everywhere. Any other ideas?

Answer 1

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Onion Grass

Family: IRIDACEAE

Genus: Romulea

Species: rosea

Climate: Warm temperate

Description: A small erect perennial herb with corms.

Leaves: narrow – linear with thickened edges, a prominent mid-rib.

Flower: Solitary on a peduncle, surrounded by 2 small often membranous bracts with sharp tips. Petals 6 with a pink to rosy purple in colour

Stems: Stiff and erect coming to an apex

Roots: Bulbous root system, root store foods for the plant.

Control: Hand weed at the first sign of weed. When infestation is to large to practically hand weed then chemical control is required. There are numerous chemicals available to control this weed and they should be available at your local plant nursery. The application requirements are varied for each different turf variety. Be sure to read the entire chemical label for example, directions for safe use, handling, the application rate.

Answer 2

Onion Grass

"Family: IRIDACEAE

Genus: Romulea

Species: rosea

Climate: Warm temperate

Description: A small erect perennial herb with corms.

Leaves: narrow – linear with thickened edges, a prominent mid-rib.

Flower: Solitary on a peduncle, surrounded by 2 small often membranous bracts with sharp tips. Petals 6 with a pink to rosy purple in colour

Stems: Stiff and erect coming to an apex

Roots: Bulbous root system, root store foods for the plant.

Control: Hand weed at the first sign of weed. When infestation is to large to practically hand weed then chemical control is required. There are numerous chemicals available to control this weed and they should be available at your local plant nursery. The application requirements are varied for each different turf variety. Be sure to read the entire chemical label for example, directions for safe use, handling, the application rate."

Answer 3

Family: IRIDACEAE

Genus: Romulea

Species: rosea

Climate: Warm temperate

Description: A small erect perennial herb with corms.

Leaves: narrow – linear with thickened edges, a prominent mid-rib.

Flower: Solitary on a peduncle, surrounded by 2 small often membranous bracts with sharp tips. Petals 6 with a pink to rosy purple in colour

Stems: Stiff and erect coming to an apex

Roots: Bulbous root system, root store foods for the plant.

Control: Hand weed at the first sign of weed. When infestation is to large to practically hand weed then chemical control is required. There are numerous chemicals available to control this weed and they should be available at your local plant nursery. The application requirements are varied for each different turf variety. Be sure to read the entire chemical label for example, directions for safe use, handling, the application rate

Answer 4

All fruits are fruit and vegetables. A "vegetable" is a plant, any part of which can be used for food.

Answer 5

In the superstore, fruits are usually selected much too soon. Some are rocks, many are wrong. Some of the fresh vegetables are typical right (zucchini, onions, garlic, lettuce, greens, and a few others) so I'd have to go with vegetables.

Answer 6

We always called them wild onions when we were growing up and we'd put em in mud pies.

Answer 7

u just answered your own question it smells like onions and is grass also i think its also called leek