Botanical name

Moraea deltoidea

Family

Iridaceae

Status

Vulnerable

Moraea deltoidea
Moraea deltoidea
Moraea deltoidea
Moraea deltoidea

Description

Cormous geophyte up to 40cm. Leaf single, narrow, channelled, trailing above. Flowers enclosed in green attenuate spathes, are creamy-yellow with brownish markings; tepals unequal, the outer larger.

Greek: delta = triangle, -oideus = indicates resemblance; referring to the triangular shape of the open flower.

Habitat

Marshy sandstone slopes

Flower Date

October to November