Arthropodium minus is a species of herbaceous

Herbaceous

A herbaceous plant is a plant that has leaves and stems that die down at the end of the growing season to the soil level. They have no persistent woody stem above ground...

 perennial plant

Perennial plant

A perennial plant or simply perennial is a plant that lives for more than two years. The term is often used to differentiate a plant from shorter lived annuals and biennials. The term is sometimes misused by commercial gardeners or horticulturalists to describe only herbaceous perennials...

s native to the Southern Hemisphere. Valued as bush tucker as the roots are edible raw.
Found in a variety of habitats from the coast to alpine areas of eastern Australia. Eucalyptus forests, woodlands and sub-alpine meadows, favouring drier habitats than Arthropodium milleflorum

Arthropodium milleflorum

Arthropodium milleflorum is a species of herbaceous perennial plants native to the Southern Hemisphere. Synonyms: A. paniculatum, A. pendulum. Grows in eastern Australia in various habitats from coast to alpine areas. Tolerant of very moist even boggy conditions. Tubers are edible raw. Grass like...

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The grasslike leaves have a strong scent of vanilla. The plant is deciduous in drought, and resprouts after fire. Some 35 cm in height, the flowers which appear September–December are purple or ping. The fruit matures during January–February and contains about 16 seeds. A. minus is a garden ornamental easily cultivated from seed.