Iridaceae
Babiana hirsuta
- Family
- Iridaceae
- Genus
- Babiana
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Common names
By language (1)
- Afrikaans
- Rooihanekam, Sandlelie
Synonyms
- Anaclanthe namaquensis N.E.Br.
- Anaclanthe plicata (L.f.) N.E.Br.
- Antholyza hirsuta Lam.
- Antholyza hirta Pers.
- Antholyza namaquensis (N.E.Br.) Goldblatt
- Antholyza plicata L.f.
- Babiana thunbergii Ker Gawl.
- Gladiolus mollis Vahl
- Gladiolus sulcatus Lam.
Flowers
- In flower
- August to October (from 44 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Morten Ross, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jo Roberts, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Morten Ross, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Dave Richardson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Adele SL, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Paul Emms, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.