Moraea flaccida (Sweet) Steud. is a plant in the Iridaceae family, order Asparagales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.
Moraea flaccida (Sweet) Steud.
Moraea flaccida, the one-leaf Cape tulip, is a South African Iridaceae bulb that is a noxious weed in southern Australian farmland.
Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.
Moraea flaccida (Sweet) Steud., commonly called the one-leaf Cape tulip, is a bulbous plant native to South Africa, where it grows in Fynbos habitats. Despite its common name, this species is not a true tulip of the family Liliaceae, and instead belongs to the iris family Iridaceae. It has established as a noxious weed in agricultural farmland across southern Australia, including parts of Western Australia, Victoria, and South Australia.
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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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