this post was submitted on 01 Oct 2024
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What is this thing?

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Edit: Answer - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allium_tuberosum

I've been letting this grassy plant slowly take over my yard and I haven't been able to actually identify it. It has white flowers in late summer that bumble bees absolutely love. It smells like onions when you cut it and it tastes like onion as well except maybe slightly more mild.

Location: SE Minnesota

Not flowering:

Seeding out:

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[–] kindenough@kbin.earth 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Herb butter. Nomnom. We Dutch call it bieslook.

[–] MutilationWave@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Bies do be lookin according to OP

[–] kindenough@kbin.earth 5 points 1 month ago

Bies the looks of it, you might be right.