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Impostor amongst Olsynium junceum (?)

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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?

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