Iridaceae
Moraea papilionacea
- Family
- Iridaceae
- Genus
- Moraea
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Common names
By language (1)
- Chinese
- 蝶形肖鸢尾
Synonyms
- Iris papilionacea L.f.
- Xiphion papilionaceum (L.f.) Schrank
Flowers
- In flower
- August to September (from 58 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Dave Richardson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Morten Ross, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: melda, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Dave Richardson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Andrew massyn, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Charleen Brunke, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Paul Emms, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Andrew massyn, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Karen Eichholz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: sharndreheuvel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: douglaseustonbrown, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Henry de Lange, 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, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.