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True Capetulps
Homeria
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.
18 branches of this group, most-observed first
Great Tulip
speciesMoraea flaccida
Apricot Tulp
speciesMoraea ochroleuca
Cape Tulip
speciesMoraea collina
Bulblet Capetulp
speciesMoraea bulbillifera
Small Tulp
speciesMoraea minor
Firelover Tulp
speciesMoraea pyrophila
Floppy Tulp
speciesMoraea vallisbelli
Moraea longistyla
speciesMoraea longistyla
Moraea radians
speciesMoraea radians
Moraea demissa
speciesMoraea demissa
Moraea flavescens
speciesMoraea flavescens
Moraea comptonii
speciesMoraea comptonii
Bustard Tulp
speciesMoraea elegans
Moraea cedarmonticola
speciesMoraea cedarmonticola
Moraea serratostyla
speciesMoraea serratostyla
Moraea patens
speciesMoraea patens
Moraea louisabolusiae
speciesMoraea louisabolusiae
Moraea autumnalis
speciesMoraea autumnalis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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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 733401.