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Scientific Name
Romulea flava (Lam.) M.P. de Vos var. minor (Bég.) M.P. de Vos
Synonyms
Romulea bulbocodioides Baker var. minor Bég.Romulea flava (Lam.) M.P. de Vos
Family
Iridaceae
Common Names
frutang, yellow onion grass
Origin
Native to south-western Africa (i.e. Cape Province in South Africa).
Naturalised Distribution
Widely naturalised in south-western Western Australia and occasionally naturalised in south-eastern Australia (i.e. sparingly naturalised in Victoria and naturalised in some parts of inland southern New South Wales).
Notes
Yellow onion grass (Romulea flava var. minor) is regarded as an environmental weed in Western Australia.