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Moraea versicolor

Life > eukaryotes > Archaeoplastida > Chloroplastida > Charophyta > Streptophytina > Plantae (land plants) > Tracheophyta (vascular plants) > Euphyllophyta > Lignophyta (woody plants) > Spermatophyta (seed plants) > Angiospermae (flowering plants) > Monocotyledons > Order: Asparagales > Family: Iridaceae > Genus: Moraea

Moraea versicolor

Moraea versicolor flowering in spring in renosterveld at Romansrivier near Wolseley, Western Cape, South Africa. [photo Colin Paterson-Jones ©]

Moraea versicolor

Moraea versicolor flowering in spring in the Jonkershoek valley, Western Cape, South Africa. [photo Colin Paterson-Jones ©]

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A Halictid bee collecting pollen in spring from a flower of Moraea versicolor in the Jonkershoek valley, Western Cape, South Africa. [photo Colin Paterson-Jones ©]

A Glittering monkey beetle (Anisonyx ditus) on Moraea versicolor flowering in spring on the farm Romansrivier near Wolseley, Western Cape, South Africa. [photo Colin Paterson-Jones ©]