Moraea spathulata
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Main Vumba rd before Bunga Forest
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Main Vumba rd before Bunga Forest
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Slopes of Mt Rukotso
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| Common names: | Large yellow moraea (English) |
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| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Perennial herb, 80 - 120 cm tall, growing from a corm, solitary or in clumps. Foliage leaf solitary, much longer than the flowering stem; 1.5 cm wide, sheathing leaves 2-3, often drying brown. Flowers yellow with dark yellow nectar guides on the outer tepals. Outer tepals, 35-50 cm long spreading or reflexed; inner tepals 30-40 mm long, erect. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | spathulata: spathulate or spoon-shaped, referring to the shape of the inner tepals. |
| Habitat: | In montane, rocky grassland and near the edges of forest. |
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| Flowering time: | (Dec) Feb - Apr |
| Worldwide distribution: | Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Lesotho, and South Africa as far as the Southern Cape. |
| FZ divisions: | MS |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Saturday 29 May 2010 |
| Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 39. Moraea saxosa probably also refers to this Goldblatt, P. (1993). Iridaceae Flora Zambesiaca 12(4) Pages 18 - 19. (Includes a picture). Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 92. Plowes, D.C.H. & Drummond, R.B. (1990). Wild Flowers of Zimbabwe. Revised edition. Longman, Zimbabwe. No. 24, plate 43 |
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