Renosterveld is known (or at least should be known) as the richest bulb kingdom in the world - this means that more bulb species occur in the Overberg renosterveld than any other area on Earth of the same size. Here are some of the stunning species I've encountered thus far in the genus Moraea
Moraea macronyx
Moraea gawleri
Moraea debilis (Endangered)
Known from fewer than 5 locations
Moraea tricolor (Endangered)
Between 6 and 12 populations remain
Between 6 and 12 populations remain
Moraea tripetala
Moraea fergusoniae
Moraea bituminosa
Moraea lewisiae subsp. lewisae
Moraea tricuspidata
Moraea inconspicua
(no this one isn't dried out or old, this is full bloom for this strange little Moraea)
(no this one isn't dried out or old, this is full bloom for this strange little Moraea)
Moraea setifolia
Moraea melanops (Endangered)
Known from just 3 locations
Known from just 3 locations
Moraea ciliata
Lovely pics Evan! Are you still in the Overberg?
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