Homeria

Moraea
Moraea viscaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Iridaceae
Tribe:	Irideae
Genus:	Moraea Mill.
Type species
Moraea viscaria (L.f.) Ker Gawl.
Synonyms
Barnardiella Goldblatt Diaphane Salisb. Freuchenia Eckl. Galaxia Thunb. Gynandriris Parl. Helixyra Salisb. ex N.E.Br. Hexaglottis Vent. Homeria Vent. Hymenostigma Hochst. Iridopsis Welw. ex Baker Jania Schult. & Schult.f. Phaianthes Raf. Plantia Herb. in Lindl. Rheome Goldblatt Roggeveldia Goldblatt Sessilistigma Goldblatt Sisyrinchium Mill. nom. illeg. Vieusseuxia D.Delaroche

Moraea, the Cape tulips, is a genus of plants in the family Iridaceae, first described as a genus in 1758. The group is widespread across Africa, the Mediterranean, and central and southwestern Asia. The genus name is a tribute to the English botanist Robert More.

Moraeas have iris-like flowers. The corms of some species have been used as food, though they usually are small, and some species are unpleasant and some are poisonous.

Some Moraea species are:

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