Afaik it is impossible that any Mammal will CONSUME plant matter from Amaryllids.These contain poisonous Amaryllidacean Alkaloids. Amaryllids are "Deer And Gopher Proof" > Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 01:59:58 -0800 > From: hartsentwine.australia@gmail.com > To: pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > Subject: [pbs] Amarcrinum verses the goats ! > > Hi Everyone. While i was on Frazer Island in October 2011 my small herd > of cashmere goats broke into the lily patch & spent a week & a half kicking > up their heals ! They ate nearly every living thing down to ground level, > dug out over 300 bulbs where they scratch holes to sleep each night & > happily munched down every one of my known Amarcrinums roots and all. > > Before the goats visited the lily patch ! > http://flickr.com/photos/67167299@N04/… > > After the goats visited the lily patch ! > http://flickr.com/photos/67167299@N04/… > > Thanks to Jim Lykos helping me understand the differences between Crinums & > Amarcrinums, i can now see the differences at a glance & i was able to > re-identify some of my plants as Amarcrinums. > > Giant Amarcrinum with crinum HH Bradley growing beneath the leaf on the > right hand side, showing its incredible scale. > http://flickr.com/photos/67167299@N04/… > > Flower close up, its a little dirty from a big storm & thats why the flower > spike is staked, something i usually do not do. > http://flickr.com/photos/67167299@N04/… > > Pink Amarcrinum imported into Australia in 1880 > http://flickr.com/photos/67167299@N04/… > > Feminine Pink Amarcrinum imported into Australia in 1870s > http://flickr.com/photos/67167299@N04/… > > > Thanks again Jim : ) > Steven > Esk Queensland Australia > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/