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, first described as a genus in 1758. The group is widespread across

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. The genus name is a tribute to the English botanist Robert More. Moraeas have iris-like flowers. The corms of some species have been used as food, however they are usually small and some species are unpleasant, and some are poisonous. Some ''Moraea'' species are: * ''

Moraea albiflora ''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 ...

'' G. J. Lewis, Goldblatt * ''

Moraea algoensis ''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 ...

'' Goldblatt * ''

Moraea amissa ''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 ...

'' Goldblatt * ''

Moraea angulata ''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 ...

'' Goldblatt * ''

Moraea angusta ''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 ...

'' Thunberg, Ker Gawler * ''

Moraea anomala ''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 ...

'' J. G. Lewis * ''

Moraea aristata ''Moraea aristata'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae. It is referred to by the common names blue-eyed uintjie or Blouooguintjie in Afrikaans and is a critically endangered species of plant in the genus ''Moraea'', that is ...

'' (D. Delaroche) Ascherson & Graebner * ''

Moraea aspera ''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 ...

'' Goldblatt * ''

Moraea atropunctata ''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 ...

'' Goldblatt * ''

Moraea australis ''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 ...

'' (Goldblatt) Goldblatt * ''

Moraea autumnalis ''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 ...

'' Goldblatt * ''

Moraea barkerae ''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 ...

'' Goldblatt * ''

Moraea barnardiella ''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 ...

'' Goldblatt * ''

Moraea barnardii ''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 ...

'' L. Bolus * ''

Moraea bellendenii ''Moraea bellendenii'' is a species of plant in genus ''Moraea'' that was named after John Bellenden, the English botanist. It is common in the Western Cape on sandy slopes and flats, this yellow flowered cormous geophyte is usually 50 – 100& ...

'' (Sweet) Brown * ''

Moraea bifida ''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 ...

'' (L. Bolus) Goldblatt * '' Moraea bipartita'' L. Bolus * ''

Moraea bituminosa ''Moraea bituminosa'' is a species of the genus ''Moraea'' in family Iridaceae. It is a cormous geophyte 25 – 30 cm high with two leaves. The plant is sticky to the touch. Flowers are yellow with deep yellow nectar guides. The outer tepal ...

'' (L.f.) Ker Glawer * ''

Moraea brachygne ''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 ...

'' (Schlechter) Goldblatt * '' Moraea britteniae'' (L. Bolus) Goldblatt * ''

Moraea bubalina ''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 ...

'' Goldblatt * '' Moraea bulbillifera'' (G. J. Lewis) Goldblatt * ''

Moraea cacea ''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 ...

'' Barnard ex Goldblatt * '' Moraea calcicola'' Goldblatt * '' Moraea cantharophila'' Goldblatt & C.J. Manning * '' Moraea cedarmontna'' (Goldblatt) Goldblatt * '' Moraea cedermonticola'' Goldblatt * '' Moraea ciliata'' (L.f.) Ker Gawler * ''

Moraea citrina ''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 ...

'' (G. J. Lewis) Goldblatt * '' Moraea collina'' Thunberg * '' Moraea comptonii'' (L. Bolus) Goldblatt * '' Moraea contorta'' Goldblatt * ''

Moraea cookii ''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 ...

'' (L. Bolus) Goldblatt * '' Moraea cooperi'' Baker * '' Moraea crispa'' Thunberg * ''

Moraea debilis ''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 ...

'' Goldblatt * ''

'' Goldblatt * '' Moraea deltoidea'' Goldblatt & C. J. Manning * '' Moraea demissa'' Goldblatt * ''

Moraea elegans ''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 ...

'' Jacquin * '' Moraea elliotii'' Baker * '' Moraea elsiae'' Goldblatt * '' Moraea exiliflora'' Goldblatt * '' Moraea falcifolia'' Klatt * '' Moraea fenestrata'' (Goldblatt) Goldblatt * '' Moraea fergusoniae'' L. Bolus * '' Moraea filicaulis'' Baker, 1896 * '' Moraea fistulosa'' (Goldblatt) Goldblatt * '' Moraea flaccida'' Sweet * ''

Moraea flaviscens ''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 ...

'' (Goldblatt) Goldblatt * ''

Moraea fragrans ''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 ...

'' Goldblatt * '' Moraea fistulosa'' (Goldblatt) Goldblatt * '' Moraea fugacissima'' (L.f.) Goldblatt * ''

Moraea fugax ''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 ...

'' (D.Delaroche) Jacquin * ''

Moraea fuscomontana ''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 ...

'' (Goldblatt) Goldblatt * '' Moraea galaxia'' (L.f.) Goldblatt & Manning * ''

Moraea garipensis ''Moraea garipensis'' is a species of plant in the family Iridaceae. It is endemic to Namibia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and rocky areas. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also term ...

'' Goldblatt * '' Moraea gawleri'' Sprengel * ''

Moraea gigandra ''Moraea gigandra'' is a species of plant in the family Iridaceae Iridaceae is a family of plants in order Asparagales, taking its name from the irises, meaning rainbow, referring to its many colours. There are 66 accepted genera with a to ...

'' L.Bolus * '' Moraea gracilenta'' Goldblatt * ''

Moraea hesperantha ''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 ...

'' (Goldblatt) Goldblatt * ''

Moraea graniticola ''Moraea graniticola'' is a species of plant in the family Iridaceae. It is endemic to Namibia. Its natural habitat In ecology, the term habitat summarises the array of resources, physical and biotic factors that are present in an area, ...

'' Goldblatt * ''

Moraea hexaglottis ''Moraea hexaglottis'' is a species of plant in the family Iridaceae. It is endemic to Namibia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland Shrubland, scrubland, scrub, brush, or bush is a plant community characterized by v ...

'' Goldblatt * ''

Moraea inconspicua ''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 ...

'' Goldblatt * '' Moraea lewisiae'' (Goldblatt) Goldblatt * ''

Moraea lilacina ''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 ...

'' Goldblatt & J. C. Manning * '' Moraea linderi'' Goldblatt * ''

Moraea longiaristata ''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 ...

'' Goldblatt * ''

Moraea longifolia ''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 ...

'' (Jacquin) Persoon * ''

Moraea longistyla ''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 ...

'' (Goldblatt) Goldblatt * '' Moraea loubseri'' Goldblatt * ''

Moraea louisabolusiae ''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 ...

'' Goldblatt * ''

Moraea lugubris ''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 ...

'' (Salsbury) Goldblatt * ''

Moraea lurida ''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 ...

'' Ler Gawler * '' Moraea luteoalba'' (Goldblatt) Goldblatt * '' Moraea macgregorii'' Goldblatt * ''

Moraea macrocarpa ''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 ...

'' Goldblatt * '' Moraea macronyx'' G. J. Lewis * ''

Moraea marlothii ''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 ...

'' (L Bolus) Goldblatt * '' Moraea maximiliani'' (Schlechter) Goldblatt & J. C. Manning * '' Moraea melanops'' Goldblatt & J. C. Manning * '' Moraea miniata'' Andrews * '' Moraea minima'' Goldblatt * '' Moraea minor'' Ecklon * ''

Moraea monticola ''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 ...

'' Goldblatt * ''

Moraea nana ''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 ...

'' (L. Bolus) Goldblatt & J. C. Manning * '' Moraea neglecta'' G. J. Lewis * '' Moraea nibigena'' Goldblatt * '' Moraea ochroleuca'' (Salsbury) Drapiez * '' Moraea papilionacea'' (L.f.) Ker Gawler * ''

Moraea patens ''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 ...

'' (Goldblatt) Goldblatt * '' Moraea pilifolia'' Goldblatt * '' Moraea polyanthos'' L.f. * '' Moraea polystachya'' (Thunberg) Ker Gawler * '' Moraea pritzeliana'' Diels * ''

Moraea pseudospicata ''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 ...

'' Goldblatt * ''

Moraea pyrophila ''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 ...

'' Goldblatt * '' Moraea radians'' (Goldblatt) Goldblatt * ''

Moraea ramosissima ''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 ...

'' (L.f.) Druce * '' Moraea reflexa'' Goldblatt * '' Moraea regalis'' Goldblatt & J. C. Manning * '' Moraea riparia'' (Goldblatt) Goldblatt * ''

Moraea serpentina ''Moraea serpentina'' is a flowering plant species in the genus ''Moraea''. It is endemic to the Northern Cape and Western Cape of South Africa. Distribution ''Moraea serpentina'' is found from Namaqualand Namaqualand (khoekhoe: "Nama-k ...

'' Baker * '' Moraea setifolia'' (L.f.) Druce * ''

Moraea spathulata ''Moraea spathulata'' is a plant species in the family Iridaceae Iridaceae is a family of plants in order Asparagales, taking its name from the irises, meaning rainbow, referring to its many colours. There are 66 accepted genera with a tot ...

'' (L.f.) Klatt * '' Moraea speciosa'' (L. Bolus) Goldblatt * ''

Moraea stagnalis ''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 ...

'' (Goldblatt) Goldblatt * '' Moraea sisyrinchium'' (L.) Ker Gawler (Europe) * ''

Moraea thomasiae ''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 ...

'' Goldblatt * '' Moraea tricolor'' Andrews * ''

Moraea tricuspidata ''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 ...

'' (L.f.) G. J. Lewis * ''

Moraea tripetala ''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 ...

'' (L.f.) Ker Gawler * '' Moraea tulbaghensis'' L. Bolus * ''

Moraea umbellata ''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 ...

'' ThunbergFile: * '' Moraea unguiculata'' Ker Gawler * ''

Moraea vallisavium ''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 ...

'' Goldblatt * ''

Moraea vallisbelli ''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 ...

'' (Goldblatt) Goldblatt * '' Moraea variabilis'' (G. J. Lewis) Goldblatt * ''

Moraea vegeta ''Dietes iridioides'', commonly named African iris, fortnight lily, and morea iris, is a species of plant in the family Iridaceae that is native to Southern Africa. Description This species has sarmentous stems with branches bearing lily- like ...

'' (L.) * ''

Moraea verecunda ''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 ...

'' Goldblatt * ''

Moraea versicolor ''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 ...

'' (Salsbury ex Klatt) Goldblatt * '' Moraea vespertina'' Goldblatt & C. J. Manning * '' Moraea villosa'' * ''

Moraea viscaria ''Moraea viscaria'' is the type species of the genus of ''Moraea'' in the family Iridaceae that is named after the sticky secretion on the stem and branches. It is a cormous geophyte 20 – 45 cm in height with white flowers. The outer tepa ...

'' (L.f.) Ker * '' Moraea virgata'' Jacquin * ''

Moraea vuvuzela ''Moraea vuvuzela'' is a plant named after the noisy trumpet, vuvuzela. ''Moraea'' is a genus of plants in the family Iridaceae. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q3061476 vuvuzela The vuvuzela is a horn, with an inexpensive injection-molded ...

'' Goldblatt & J.C. Manning * '' Moraea worcesterensis'' Goldblatt

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* * {{Taxonbar, from=Q135788 Iridaceae genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxa named by Philip Miller