Impostor amongst Olsynium junceum (?)

[Mariette]

In a pot of seedlings labeled Olsynium junceum this one started to flower today. Any ideas what it may be?

[fermi de Sousa]

It looks to me to be Lachenalia (previously Polyxena) longituba
cheers
fermi

[Mariette]

Thank You so much, fermi! Not a plant I´m acquainted with nor intended to grow, but I think You are perfectly right! I´ll isolate it tomorrow in another pot with a fitting label. 

[fermi de Sousa]

In days gone by, Australia used to have a list of plants which were prohibited so as long as what you wanted to import was not on that list you could bring it in as seed.
I was able to bring this into the country as seed labelled "Polyxena species nova" - meaning it hadn't been named as a distinct species at the time.
(Now we also have an "Allowed List" and seed cannot be imported if it is not on this list - even if it allowed to be imported as live plants!)
cheers
fermi

[Mariette]

Thank You fermi for Your interesting information! Swapping with people in foreign countries means that one has to learn a lot about the conditions, which may change from year to year.

(Now we also have an "Allowed List" and seed cannot be imported if it is not on this list - even if it allowed to be imported as live plants!)

I´m afraid this odd regulation will just encourage enthusiasts to label seeds wrongly?

[Vinny 123]

I´m afraid this odd regulation will just encourage enthusiasts to label seeds wrongly?

Introduce a new law, invent a new crime. It has always been thus, and always will.

S Africa has a similar list but for species that can be included on a phyto' certificate. I haven't searched for a number for total native plant species, but there are around 2500 native species of bulbs, corms and tubers alone. You can work out the rest yourselves.............................