Asphodelus fistulosus L.

• a tufted herbaceous plant usually less than 40 cm tall.
• its onion-like leaves are hollow, cylindrical and elongated in shape.
• its flowers are alternately arranged along the branched upper parts of its smooth and hollow stems.
• these flowers (15-20 mm across) are white or pinkish in colour and have six 'petals', each of which has a reddish stripe down its centre.
• its almost round capsules (4-7 mm across) have three compartments, each of which contains one or two dark-coloured seeds (3-4 mm long).

[From: Environmental Weeds of Australia]