Iridaceae
Thread iris
Moraea setifolia
- Family
- Iridaceae
- Genus
- Moraea
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Common names
By language (2)
- Afrikaans
- Bokuintjie
- English
- Thread iris
Synonyms
- Gynandriris rogersii (Baker) R.C.Foster
- Gynandriris setifolia (L.f.) R.C.Foster
- Helixyra rogersii (Baker) N.E.Br.
- Helixyra setifolia (L.f.) N.E.Br.
- Iris setacea Thunb.
- Iris setifolia L.f.
- Moraea humilis Eckl.
- Moraea rogersii Baker
- Moraea setacea (Thunb.) Ker Gawl.
- Moraea xerospatha MacOwan ex Baker
- Moraea xerospatha var. monophylla J.M.Black
- Vieusseuxia setacea (Thunb.) Eckl.
Photos
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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.