Romulea minutiflora
Common names
small-flowered onion grass
Biostatus
Exotic
Conservation status
Not applicable
Category
Vascular
Structural class
Herbs - Monocots
Flower colours
Violet/Purple, Lilac
Similar taxa
Romulea minutiflora could be confused with Pauridia glabella (they often occur in the same dryland habitats on the Canterbury Plains), but P. glabella has bright yellow flowers (rather than pink-lilac), the seed head is smaller and does not split open to form papery ‘wings’, and the seeds are black (rather than red-brown as in R. minutiflora).
Distribution
Common in dry grassland on the Canterbury Plains (including Kaitorete Spit). A few records from coastal areas in the Wellington Region.
Native to South Africa. Recognised as an environmental weed in Australia.
Habitat
Dry grassland and coastal sites.
Detailed taxonomy
Genus
Family
Endemic family
No
Other information
NVS code
The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.
ROMMIN
Referencing and citations
Attribution
Fact sheet prepared by Melissa Hutchison (2 November 2023).