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Cape Tulip

Moraea collina

Also called Cape Tulp, Cape Yellow Tulip, Common Capetulip

Cape Tulip
Photo: Andrew massyn, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Iridaceae (Iris family)
Grows as
Bulb
Native range
SW. Cape Prov.
Climate
subtropical

About

Moraea collina is a species of the genus Moraea, in the family Iridaceae. It was formerly known as Homeria collina.

Where it grows

The plant is endemic to the Western Cape, from Baines Kloof to Caledon. It is common on lower slopes and flats of Fynbos habitats.

Other Moraea plants

Blue Eye Flappie · Matrix Uintjie · Tar Tulp · Threadstalk Tulp · One-leaf Cape tulip · Lunch Clockflower · Moraea garipensis · Crisp Tulp · Great Flappie · Granite Tulp · Moraea hexaglottis · Ostrich Threadstar

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Moraea collina by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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