Romulea rosea

Common Name: Guildford Grass

Meaning of name:

Romulea is descended from the Latin name Romulus, the first king of Rome. Rosea is from the Latin word roseus, meaning rosy.

Distribution:

Occurs in the southwest of Western Australia. Also occurs in south eastern Australia.

Description:

The fine leaves grow to 40 centimetres long. The flowers are pink with a yellow centre and produced close to the ground. R. rosea flowers from August to October.

Notes:

This species is originally from southern Africa.

References:

Western Weeds, A Guide to the Weeds of Western Australia. BMJ Hussey, GJ Keighery, J Dodd, SG Lloyd, RD Cousens. 1997.

Western Australian Plant Names and their Meanings, a Glossary. FA Sharr. 1996.

Flora of the Perth Region. NG Marchant, JR Wheeler, BL Rye, EM Bennett, NS Lander, TD Macfarlane. 1987.

Atlas of Living Australia https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/taxon/apni/51438089

Florabase https://florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/1556