... Matcher for making their images available via iNaturalist. Moraea hiemalis is a deciduous perennial plant that grows ... a season. Flowering time is in winter (July and August). Moraea hiemalis is similar to Moraea spathulata , but can be distinguished by its terete ...

... October and most profusely in the first year after a fire. Moraea longiaristata 's distinguishable characteristics are ... and long filiform inner tepals. Its closest relative is Moraea barnardii , which is another range-restricted species ... most other respects these species are very similar. This Moraea species is a narrow endemic of the southern African ...

... consists of numerous light brown, small angular seeds. Moraea loubseri flowers in spring, from late August to ... aristata , M. gigandra , M. tulbaghensis and M. villosa . Moraea calcicola , another threatened species from the Cape ... flowers later in the season, from mid- to late September. Moraea loubseri is endemic to a single site near the resort ...

TSP Lize von Staden Threatened Species Programme March 2010 Moraea villosa is a perennial cormous geophyte which grows up ... is normally as long as, or often longer than the stem. Moraea villosa bears large showy flowers with a light sweet ... are attached to the underside of the style branches. Moraea villosa flowers between August and September and the ...

... Hantam National Botanical Garden October 2009     Moraea tripetala is a slender geophyte, 100-500 mm high, with ... spring and early summer (August to October  to December). Moraea tripetala has a very wide distribution; it extends ... be considered the most successful species of the genus. Moraea tripetala is not scented and is mostly visited by ...

... Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden September 2006 Moraea elegans is a winter-growing, summer-dormant geophyte ... large quantities of hard, dark brown, angular seeds. Moraea elegans has an extremely limited distribution in ... of the cool greenhouse in cold climates. The flowers of Moraea elegans are sweet-scented and are probably pollinated ...

... or slightly U-shaped and slightly twisted spirally; in Moraea polystachya they are about 6-12 mm wide with ... mature to release many small angular, pale brown seeds.   Moraea polystachya is widespread in central South Africa and ... corms were mistaken for those of edible species, such as Moraea fugax. The toxin has been identified as a cardiac ...

... Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden September 2005 Moraea gigandra is a winter-growing, summer-dormant geophyte ... large quantities of small, pale brown, angular seeds. Moraea gigandra has an extremely limited distribution in ... slopes and flats in moist, heavy, clay soil. The genus  Moraea  contains some 200 species and is widely distributed ...