Plants Profile for Moraea (Cape tulip)

General Information
Symbol:	MORAE
Group:	Monocot
Family:	Iridaceae
Duration:
Growth Habit:
Native Status:	L48 I
Data Source and Documentation

	Native		Introduced		Both		Absent/Unreported
	Native, No County Data		Introduced, No County Data		Both, No County Data

L48

NAV

CAN

SPM

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Synonyms

Symbol	Scientific Name	Other Common Names
HOMER	Homeria Vent.	Cape tulip

Classification

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.

Rank	Scientific Name and Common Name
Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Liliidae
Order	Liliales
Family	Iridaceae – Iris family
Genus	Moraea Mill. – Cape tulip

Subordinate Taxa

The Plants Database includes the following 6 species of Moraea . Click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Moraea collina
Cape tulip

Moraea flaccida
one-leaf Cape tulip

Moraea miniata
two-leaf Cape tulip

Moraea ochroleuca
apricot tulip

Moraea pallida
yelow tulip

Moraea polystachya
blue-tulip

Legal Status

Noxious Weed Information
This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.
Alabama Homeria Cape tulip Class A noxious weed
California Homeria Cape tulip Quarantine
Massachusetts Homeria Cape tulip Prohibited
Minnesota Homeria Cape tulip Prohibited noxious weed
North Carolina Homeria Cape tulip Class A noxious weed
Oregon Homeria Cape tulip Quarantine
Vermont Homeria Cape tulip Class A noxious weed

Wetland Status

Interpreting Wetland Status