Yellow Galaxia - a weed (*Moraea fugacissima)

Other names: Formerly Galaxia fugacissima.

Family: Iridaceae (Iris family).

Native of Europe.

Occurrence: An uncommon weed. In the Bendigo/Ravenswood and Heathcote districts it may be locally abundant e.g. Mt Alexander, Ravenswood and Chewton.

Identification:

• it resembles a yellow-flowered Onion Grass
• the leaves are very narrow and up to 7 cm long
• the flowering stalk is short, and elongates in fruit.

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