Iridaceae
Baboon-root
Babiana purpurea
- Family
- Iridaceae
- Genus
- Babiana
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Baboon-root
Synonyms
- Babiana stricta var. purpurea (Vahl) Ker Gawl.
- Gladiolus purpureus Vahl
- Ixia flabelliformis Salisb.
- Ixia purpurea Jacq.
Flowers
- In flower
- September (from 80 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: linkie, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: sharndreheuvel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: sharndreheuvel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: sharndreheuvel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: douglaseustonbrown, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Nick Helme, South Africa, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nick Helme, South Africa, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: linkie, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Nick Helme, South Africa, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: leandra-k_89, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: linkie, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jeanette Clarke, CC BY-SA 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.