Nothoscordum borbonicum

An introduced weed in southern Africa, often found growing in garden lawns and along roads. It is difficult to control because the parent plant produces many small bulblets which get left behind when the plant is pulled out. It is closely related to Allium which is the onion and garlic genus but it does not have the same strong smell. Nothoscordum borbonicum is a natural hybrid between N. gracile and N. entrerianum which originate from Argentina in South America (Meyer 2000).

Nothoscordum gracile (Onion Weed)

See KwaZulu-Natal Wildflowers by Elsa Pooley p. 92; Wild Flowers of the Highveld by Braam van Wyk and Sasa Malan p. 34. 

In the former book it says: "Weed in gardens, KwaZulu-Natal coast, midlands. Flowers white. A problem in gardens and the nursery trade. Sometimes confused with garlic chives!" Not sure whether N. borbonicum and N. gracile amount to the same thing in South Africa and if so, which name is correct?