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Perianth pink, orange, or yellow. Plants with only 1 or 2 leaves from the base of the stem; cauline leaves sometimes present Moraea
Only one well developed leaf from the base of the stem
Style crest erect, c. 1 mm long. Bracts on flowering stems 2–6 cm long
Anther 5–6 mm long. Flowers pale yellow or pink deep yellow nectory guides with green edge present or absent. Staminal tube sparely pubescent in lower half. Occasionally naturalized in disturbed areas. Introd. from S. Africa. Fl. spring. Cape Tulip Moraea collina