About Moraea bituminosa (L.f.) Ker Gawl.
Moraea bituminosa (L.f.) Ker Gawl. is a species of the genus Moraea, which belongs to the plant family Iridaceae. It is a cormous geophyte that grows 25 to 30 centimeters tall, and bears two leaves. The entire plant is sticky when touched. Its flowers are yellow, marked with deep yellow nectar guides. The outer tepals measure 22 to 32 millimeters in length, while the inner tepals measure 20 to 29 millimeters in length. It flowers from October through December, and its flowers open in the afternoon. This species is endemic to the Western Cape of South Africa, where it occurs on stony sandstone slopes, ranging from Bredasdorp in the southeast to Wellington and Tulbagh in the north. It was first formally described by Carolus Linnaeus the Younger in 1782 under the name Iris bituminosa. In 1805, John Bellenden Ker Gawler reclassified this species to its current accepted scientific name, Moraea bituminosa.
