Moraea collina

Moraea collina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Iridaceae
Subfamily:	Iridoideae
Tribe:	Irideae
Genus:	Moraea
Species:	M. collina
Binomial name
Moraea collina Thunberg

Moraea collina is a species of the genus Moraea in family Iridaceae. Formerly known as Homeria collina. It is a cormous geophyte 15–50 cm high with simple or branched stem and a single sheath shaped leaf. The plant is not sticky to the touch. Flowers are yellow (or pale salmon pink) with yellow nectar guides. The outer tepals form a cup.

It flowers from July to September with flowers opening in the afternoon. It is endemic to the Western Cape, from Baines Kloof to Caledon and is common on lower slopes and flats. It is listed as a plant of least concern in the National Red list of South African plants.

References

Terry Trinder Smith & Mary Matham Kidd and Fay Anderson: Wild Flowers of the Table Mountain National Park: South African Wild Flower Guide 12 Botanical Society of South Africa 2006. ISBN 1 874999 60 0