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Peacock Moraea
Moraea villosa
Moraea villosa is a species of plant in genus Moraea commonly called the peacock moraea, peacock flappie, small owl, or Uiltjie. It is native to the Western Cape of South Africa where it was once common but has lost habitat to wheat fields and urban expansion. It can be readily cultivated as a garden flower or in pots.
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 120331.