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Clockflowers
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Clockflowers

Galaxia

Moraea, the Cape tulips, is a genus of plants in the family Iridaceae, first described as a genus in 1758. The group is widespread across Africa, the Mediterranean, and central and southwestern Asia. The genus name is a tribute to the English botanist Robert More.

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11 branches of this group, most-observed first

Lunch Clockflower

speciesMoraea fugacissima

Midday Clockflower

speciesMoraea galaxia

Trumpet Clockflower

speciesMoraea vuvuzela

Whiterim Clockflower

speciesMoraea luteoalba

Wing Clockflower

speciesMoraea angulata

Midday -Wing Clockflower Hybrid

hybridMoraea angulata × galaxia

White Clockflower

speciesMoraea albiflora

Velvet Clockflower

speciesMoraea pilifolia

Rock Clockflower

speciesMoraea saxatilis

Grand Clockflower

speciesMoraea kamiesensis

Swamp Clockflower

speciesMoraea stagnalis

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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 733382.