Ixia maculata Life
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> Family: Iridaceae > Genus: Ixia
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A male horsefly (Philoliche atricornis) on
the rare Ixia maculata var. fuscocitrina flowering in
spring above Saldanha, Cape West Coast, South Africa. [photo
Colin Paterson-Jones ©] |
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