This is the first report of the presence of alstroemeria mosaic virus (AlMV) in South Africa, and describes the second complete genome to date. AlMV was identified from a sample of Alstroemeria pulchella via RNAtag sequencing and RT-PCR. The diversity and distribution of AlMV, as well as the potential threat to the cutflower industry, still needs to be determined. Keywords Potyvirus. Alstroemeria. RNAtag-seq. South Africa Alstroemeria species are native to South America but both species and cultivars have become important in the international ornamental and cut flower trades. In South Africa, Alstroemeria is cultivated for the cut flower industry, with localized production in the Western Cape, NorthWest and Gauteng provinces. While viral diseases are known to affect Alstroemeria in South Africa, no putative causal agents have been previously identified. Commercial propagation is typically performed vegetatively (Spence et al. 2000), leading to the associated accumulation of viruses in cut flower crops. A diverse group of at least 17 viruses from ten different genera are known to infect Alstroemeria (Hassani-Mehraban et al. 2019), which includes alstroemeria mosaic virus (AlMV). AlMV is a member of the family Potyviridae (genus: Potyvirus), which has flexuous filamentous particles (680-900 nm) that encapsidate a non-segmented polyadenylated single-stranded RNA genome (Adams et al. 2005). Infection of plants with AlMV results in