Weeds of Australia - Fact Sheet

Top Scientific Name Synonyms Family Common Names Origin Naturalised Distribution Notes

Scientific Name

Ipheion uniflorum (Lindl.) Raf.

Synonyms

Ipheion uniflorum (Graham) Raf.
Milla uniflora Graham
Triteleia uniflora Lindl.
Tristagma uniflorum (Graham) Traub

Family

Alliaceae (Queensland, New South Wales, the ACT and Western Australia)
Liliaceae (Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia)

Common Names

spring star flower, spring star-flower, spring starflower, springstar, star flower

Origin

Native to southern South America (i.e. Argentina and Uruguay).

Naturalised Distribution

Widely naturalised in southern Australia (i.e. in Victoria, south-eastern South Australia, some parts of eastern New South Wales and south-western Western Australia).

Notes

This garden escape is regarded as an emerging environmental weed in Victoria and Western Australia. Spring star-flower (Ipheion uniflorum) is present in the Perth, Busselton and Kojonup areas in south-western Western, and is also naturalised in the Sydney, Dubbo, Mudgee and Nyngan districts in New South Wales. It has also been recorded in conservation areas in south-eastern South Australia (e.g. Innes National Park and Kyeema Conservation Park).