Iridaceae
Apricot tulip
Moraea ochroleuca
- Family
- Iridaceae
- Genus
- Moraea
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Common names
By language (2)
- Afrikaans
- Aas-uintjie
- English
- Apricot tulip, Apricot tulp
Synonyms
- Homeria collina var. ochroleuca (Salisb.) Baker
- Homeria exaltata Sweet
- Homeria lucasii L.Bolus
- Homeria ochroleuca Salisb.
- Moraea exaltata (Sweet) Steud.
Flowers
- In flower
- July to October (from 113 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Klaus Wehrlin, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Paco Cardenas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: desertnaturalist, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Klaus Wehrlin, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Moraea123, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jeremy Gilmore, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Peter Baker from Cape Town, South Africa, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jeremy Gilmore, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Moraea123, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jeremy Gilmore, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, 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.