Arthropodium strictum
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Dichopogon strictus 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. It common name comes from the fact that its smell resembles the smell of chocolate. It should not be confused with Fritillaria biflora
Fritillaria biflora
Fritillaria biflora is a species of fritillary endemic to western California in the chaparral and woodlands ecoregion, in serpentine soil formations and hillside grassland habitats....

or the Kamchatka Fritillary (F. camschatcensis) — both are also called "chocolate lily", but due to their chocolate-brown flowers; they have a somewhat disagreeable scent.
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