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 …
