Iridaceae
Babiana ambigua
- Family
- Iridaceae
- Genus
- Babiana
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Common names
By language (1)
- Cantonese
- 迷惑狒狒草
Synonyms
- Babiana obliqua Phillips
- Gladiolus ambiguus Roem. & Schult.
- Gladiolus mucronatus Lam.
Flowers
- In flower
- August to September (from 134 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos

FlowerPhoto: Klaus Wehrlin, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Danie Palm, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: melda, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Klaus Wehrlin, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Andrew massyn, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andrew massyn, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: magriet b, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dwergenpaartje, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dwergenpaartje, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dwergenpaartje, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Martjie Fia Fourie, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.