Iridaceae
Cape buttercup
Sparaxis elegans
- Family
- Iridaceae
- Genus
- Sparaxis
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Common names
By language (2)
- Afrikaans
- Spogfluweeltjie
- English
- Cape buttercup
Synonyms
- Sparaxis cuprea (Sweet) Klatt
- Streptanthera cuprea Sweet
- Streptanthera cuprea var. non-picta L.Bolus
- Streptanthera elegans Sweet
Flowers
- In flower
- September (from 17 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
Photo: FarOutFlora from San Francisco, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Noeleen du Toit, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Noeleen du Toit, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Noeleen du Toit, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Paul Emms, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Peter Warren, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Noeleen du Toit, 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.