The mini galaxy (Moraea minima) plant was presumed to be extinct Hafeez Sonday
An extinct flower native to a small region in South Africa has been rediscovered by scientists, more than 40 years since the last official sighting.
The mini galaxy (Moraea minima) is a small plant with pale yellow iris-like flowers that blooms for only a few hours after it has rained. It is unique to a tiny area of the Western Cape near the southernmost tip of Africa.
The plant hadn’t been recorded by scientists in the wild since 1981, until, in August 2022, Eugéne Hahndiek at South Africa’s Nuwejaars Special Management Area…
