Moraea filicaulis

Moraea filicaulis is a flowering plant in the iris family, Iridaceae.[2] It is endemic to South Africa where it occurs in Namaqualand, Knersvlakte, Olifants River Valley, and the West Coast.[1] Moraea filicaulis is considered a species of least concern as it is widespread and common.[1] It has previously been considered a subspecies of Moraea fugax.[1]

Moraea filicaulis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Moraea
Species:
M. filicaulis
Binomial name
Moraea filicaulis
Baker
Synonyms[1]
  • Moraea diphylla
  • Moraea fugax subsp. filicaulis (Baker) Goldblatt

References
  1. Foden, W., Potter, L. & von Staden, L. 2011. Moraea filicaulis Baker. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2020.1. Accessed on 2020/10/12
  2. Goldblatt, Peter. "Cytology and Systematics of the Moraea fugax complex (Iridaceae)." Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, vol. 73, no. 1, 1986, pp. 140–157. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/2399146. Accessed 10 Oct. 2020.


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