Iridaceae
Cape tulip
Moraea collina
- Family
- Iridaceae
- Genus
- Moraea
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 科林肖鸢尾
- English
- Cape tulip
Synonyms
- Baeometra breyniana (L.) T.Durand & Schinz
- Bobartia aurantiaca (Zuccagni) Sweet
- Homeria aurantiaca (Zuccagni) Sweet
- Homeria breyniana (L.) G.J.Lewis
- Homeria breyniana var. aurantiaca (Zuccagni) G.J.Lewis
- Homeria collina (Thunb.) Salisb.
- Homeria collina var. aurantiaca (Zuccagni) Baker
- Homeria collina var. miniata F.Muell.
- Jania breyniana (L.) Schult. & Schult.f.
- Moraea aurantiaca (Zuccagni) A.Dietr.
- Moraea grandiflora Eckl.
- Moraea iriopetala Willd.
- Sisyrinchium aurantiacum Zuccagni
- Sisyrinchium collinum (Thunb.) Cav.
- Sisyrinchium elegans Redouté
- Tulipa breyniana L.
- Vieusseuxia collina Eckl.
- Vieusseuxia grandiflora Eckl.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Andrew massyn, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andrew massyn, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.