Iridaceae
Twisted froetang
Romulea tortuosa
- Family
- Iridaceae
- Genus
- Romulea
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 卷叶沙红花
- English
- Twisted froetang
Synonyms
- Bulbocodium tortuosum (Licht. ex Roem. & Schult.) Kuntze
- Ixia tortuosa Licht. ex Roem. & Schult.
- Romulea aurea Klatt
- Romulea tortuosa subsp. aurea (Klatt) M.P.de Vos
- Romulea tortuosa subsp. depauperata M.P.de Vos
- Romulea tridentifera Klatt
- Trichonema tortuosum (Licht. ex Roem. & Schult.) Ker Gawl.
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Mahomed Desai, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Tim Kirsten, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Morten Ross, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Morten Ross, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Brian du Preez, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dwergenpaartje, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dwergenpaartje, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Liezl van der Merwe, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dwergenpaartje, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
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.