This is
another case where
taxonomists have been
busy at work switching things around to try
to make more sense. They recently combined
the genera Barnardiella, Galaxia,
Gynandriris, Hexaglottis, Homeria, and
Roggeveldia into a single genus,
Moraea. All were or are in the family
Iridaceae.
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Moraea cedarmontana,
syn.
Gynandriris
cedarmontana - small white flowers with
yellow centers which open in late
afternoon. Native to stream banks and
sandy soils. It blooms in the spring.
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Moraea contorta,
syn. Gynandriris anomala -
grows on stony clay flats.
Native to South Africa.
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Moraea pritzeliana,
syn. Gynandriris pritzeliana
- a spring blooming species with
two leaves that are coiled and dark blue
flowers with cream centers. It is found on
sandstone and clay soils. Native to
South Africa.
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Moraea setifolia,
syn.
Gynandriris setifolia
-
has small blue flowers that open early
afternoon and close by late afternoon.
Found on
sandy and gravelly flats and slopes. Sometimes confused with
Moraea elliotii.
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Moraea simulans
syn.
Gynandriris simulans
- blooms in late spring-summer. Native
to South Africa.
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Moraea sisyrinchium,
syn.
Gynandriris
sisyrinchium - flowers mid
to late spring. Flowers don't open
unless the day is warm and often not
until late afternoon and they do not
last very long. Native to
the
Mediterranean Region.
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