Moraea minima Goldblatt (1998:377)
Mini galaxy
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Galaxia parva Goldblatt in Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 71: 1085 (1984 publ. 1985)
Conservation Status
Last record: 1981 (Goldblatt et al., 2006; Truscott, 2023)
Rediscovered in: August 2022 (iNaturalist;Truscott, 2023)
Distribution & Habitat
South Africa
Anatomy & Morphology
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Christenhusz, M. and Govaerts, R. (2023). Uitgestorven. Op plantenjacht rond de wereld: 1-511. Sterck & De Vreese.
Germishuizen, G. and Meyer, N. L. (eds.). (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J. C. (2020). Iridaceae of southern Africa. Strelitzia 42: 1-1159. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Goldblatt, P., Manning, J. C., Raimondo, D. and Turner, R. C. (2006). Moraea minima Goldblatt. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2020.1. Accessed on 2023/11/04.
Hilton-Taylor, Craig. (1996). Red Data List of southern African plants. 1. Corrections and additions. Bothalia 26(2):177-182.
Manning, J., Goldblatt, P. and Snijman, D. (2002). The color encyclopedia of Cape bulbs. Timber Press, Portland/Cambridge.
POWO. (2025). Plants of the World Online (online resource). Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom. Available at: https://powo.science.kew.org/ [Accessed 28 July 2025]
Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., Foden, W., Victor, J. E., Helme, N. A., Turner, R. C., Kamundi, D. A. and Manyama, P. A. (2009). Red List of South African Plants. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
Truscott, Ryan. (2023, October 27). Plant presumed extinct sprouts in a road after more than 40 years. NewScientist. Available at: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2399982-plant-presumed-extinct-sprouts-in-a-road-after-more-than-40-years/ [Accessed 28 July 2025]