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Iridaceae

Blue tulp

Moraea tripetala (L.f.) Ker Gawl.

Family
Iridaceae
Genus
Moraea

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Blue tulp: Moraea tripetala , flowers; Farm Oorlogskloof, Nieuwoudville, Northern Cape, South Africa
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
Afrikaans
Blou-uintjie, Perde-uintjie
English
Blue tulp

Synonyms

  • Iris tripetala L.f.
  • Moraea tripetala var. jacquinii Schltr. ex G.J.Lewis
  • Vieusseuxia tripetala (L.f.) Voigt

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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.