Iridaceae
Romulea columnae
- Family
- Iridaceae
- Genus
- Romulea
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Common names
By language (4)
- Arabic
- رومولية عمودية
- arz
- روموليه عموديه
- Turkish
- Bodur çiğdem
- Welsh
- Saffrwm y twyni
Synonyms
- Bulbocodium columnae (Sebast. & Mauri) Kuntze
- Ixia columnae (Sebast. & Mauri) Schult.
- Romulea bulbocodium subsp. columnae (Sebast. & Mauri) Bonnier & Layens
- Romulea parviflora Bubani
- Trichonema columnae (Sebast. & Mauri) Rchb.
Flowers
- In flower
- February to March (from 458 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: desertnaturalist, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Pantazi Katerina, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Christian Berg, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Louis Aureglia, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: fornaro, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: A Chalk, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: amantedarmanin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Ammy en Ton, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.