Some of the Homerias (now part of Moraea) are supposed to be toxic to stock which is why they are banned in most of the US. I related a story earlier in the year of a spotted towhee that had developed a taste for Moraea bellendenii. How it discovered it was edible I don't know. But the bird would dig around in the spot where there were corms until they were uncovered and them smash them with its feet before eating them. I believe this is a North American bird and don't know if Moraea corms have been eaten by South African birds. This particular species tends to divide into quite a lot of smaller corms so I just let the bird go after them. It was so fascinating watching it in action. I don't know if they improved in taste when they were crushed or just easier to eat. It happened on more than one day in the same spot so it wasn't an isolated incident. I'm not sure this would make me brave enough to try eating them myself however. Mary Sue