Iridaceae
Babiana villosa
- Family
- Iridaceae
- Genus
- Babiana
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Common names
By language (1)
- Afrikaans
- Rooibobbejaantjie
Synonyms
- Babiana punicea Eckl.
- Babiana rosea Eckl.
- Babiana stricta var. villosa (Aiton) Baker
- Babiana villosa var. grandis G.J.Lewis
- Babiana villosa var. villosa
- Belamcanda villosa (Aiton) Moench
- Gladiolus latifolius Lam.
- Gladiolus mucronatus Redouté
- Gladiolus puniceus Vahl
- Ixia punicea Jacq.
- Ixia villosa Aiton
Flowers
- In flower
- September to October (from 8 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
Photo: Brian du Preez, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Andrew massyn, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Paul Emms, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Andrew massyn, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Paul Emms, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Consultaplantas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Consultaplantas, 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: Brian du Preez, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
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.