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Romulea rosea

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: Romulea

Romulea rosea

Romulea rosea flowering in spring in Renosterveld on the Romansrivier Reserve near Wolseley, Western Cape, South Africa. [photo Colin Paterson-Jones ©]

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Romulea rosea flowering in coastal fynbos, Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve, Kleinmond, Western Cape, South Africa. [photo H.G. Robertson, Iziko ©]

African honey bee (Apis mellifera) visiting a Romulea rosea flower in coastal fynbos, Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve, Kleinmond, Western Cape, South Africa. [photo H.G. Robertson, Iziko ©]