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What are they? (lemmy.world)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hi! Any idea on what those are? I found them in my raised bed while preparing it for the spring season. They look like little onions but have the texture of potatoes.

I live in Georgia, USA.

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[–] nul 8 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

Ran your photo through a plant detection app (Picture This) and got the result Star of Bethlehem. They do grow in your area, and do be careful because the bulbs are toxic!

If these are indeed Star of Bethlehem, you should be able to confirm the identification when they bloom. The flowers would look like this:

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago

Pretty! There are some around which didn't interfere with my gardening. Will post update when/if they bloom.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

So this is by now about 1 month over due. But you were indeed correct. These were Stars of Bethlehem. Relevant picture attached.

[–] nul 2 points 6 months ago

Pretty flowers and closure. Two of my favorite things. Crazy that the AI could detect exactly what they were based on the original image. Thanks for following up!