Iridaceae
Yelow tulip
Moraea pallida
- Family
- Iridaceae
- Genus
- Moraea
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Yelow tulip
Synonyms
- Homeria glauca (J.M.Wood & M.S.Evans) N.E.Br.
- Homeria glauca J.M.Wood & M.S.Evans
- Homeria humilis N.E.Br.
- Homeria mossii N.E.Br.
- Homeria pallida Baker
- Homeria pura N.E.Br.
- Homeria townsendiae N.E.Br.
- Moraea glauca J.M.Wood & M.S.Evans
Flowers
- In flower
- August to September (from 51 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Mahomed Desai, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Rudolph Steenkamp, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Rudolph Steenkamp, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Antoinette Eyssell Knox, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Daniel van der Post, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alison Playle, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: agujaceratops, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.