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Romulea tortuosa

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 tortuosa

Romulea tortuosa flowering in winter in the Worcester/Robertson Karoo, Western Cape, South Africa. [photo Colin Paterson-Jones ©]

Romulea tortuosa under cultivation in Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens. [photo H.G. Robertson, Iziko ©]