Moraea tulbaghensis
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One of the Peacock moraeas, Moraea tulbaghensis,
flowering in spring with Rain daisies (Dimorphotheca
pluvialis) behind, near De Brug, Western Cape, South Africa.
[photo
Colin Paterson-Jones ©] |
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Moraea tulbaghensis flowering in spring
near De Brug, Western Cape, South Africa. [photo
Colin Paterson-Jones ©] |
Moraea tulbaghensis, probably a hybrid with
Moraea villosa ssp. villosa, flowering in spring in the
Elandsberg Nature Reserve, Western Cape, South Africa. [photo
Colin Paterson-Jones ©] |
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Leaf beetles (Galerucella
trilobata), feeding on a flower of Moraea tulbaghensis,
Spitskop, Swartland, Western Cape, South Africa. [photo
Colin Paterson-Jones ©] |
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