Moraea

Accepted species 232 Documented here 112 Family Iridaceae

Accepted species 232 in this genus

Every accepted species in the genus is listed. A name links to its page when we hold at least three commercially licensed photographs of it. Where we do not, the row shows how many we actually found, which is usually none.

SpeciesAuthority Usable photographsPage
Moraea ochroleuca (Salisb.) Drapiez 445 documented
Moraea gawleri Spreng. 424 documented
Moraea fugax Jacq. 407 documented
Moraea sisyrinchium (L.) Ker Gawl. 373 documented
Moraea ramosissima (L.f.) Druce 372 documented
Moraea collina Thunb. 336 documented
Moraea neglecta G.J.Lewis 330 documented
Moraea miniata Andrews 305 documented
Moraea tripetala (L.f.) Ker Gawl. 258 documented
Moraea polystachya (Thunb.) Ker Gawl. 248 documented
Moraea setifolia (L.f.) Druce 181 documented
Moraea flaccida (Sweet) Steud. 165 documented
Moraea bellendenii (Sweet) N.E.Br. 155 documented
Moraea tricuspidata (L.f.) G.J.Lewis 132 documented
Moraea bituminosa (L.f.) Ker Gawl. 113 documented
Moraea fugacissima (L.f.) Goldblatt 111 documented
Moraea papilionacea (L.f.) Ker Gawl. 108 documented
Moraea polyanthos L.f. 105 documented
Moraea unguiculata Ker Gawl. 105 documented
Moraea lurida Ker Gawl. 97 documented
Moraea vegeta L. 71 documented
Moraea lewisiae (Goldblatt) Goldblatt 68 documented
Moraea lugubris (Salisb.) Goldblatt 68 documented
Moraea aristata (D.Delaroche) Asch. & Graebn. 66 documented
Moraea bipartita L.Bolus 61 documented
Moraea mutila (Eckl.) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning 58 documented
Moraea luteoalba (Goldblatt) Goldblatt 57 documented
Moraea angusta (Thunb.) Ker Gawl. 54 documented
Moraea ciliata (L.f.) Ker Gawl. 54 documented
Moraea spathulata (L.f.) Klatt 54 documented
Moraea brevistyla (Goldblatt) Goldblatt 52 documented
Moraea inconspicua Goldblatt 52 documented
Moraea galaxia (L.f.) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning 48 documented
Moraea serpentina Baker 47 documented
Moraea bifida (L.Bolus) Goldblatt 45 documented
Moraea tricolor Andrews 44 documented
Moraea amabilis Diels 43 documented
Moraea villosa (Ker Gawl.) Ker Gawl. 43 documented
Moraea falcifolia Klatt 40 documented
Moraea versicolor (Salisb. ex Klatt) Goldblatt 39 documented
Moraea pritzeliana Diels 38 documented
Moraea elliotii Baker 37 documented
Moraea elsiae Goldblatt 37 documented
Moraea filicaulis Baker 37 documented
Moraea huttonii (Baker) Oberm. 36 documented
Moraea inclinata Goldblatt 34 documented
Moraea trifida R.C.Foster 34 documented
Moraea anomala G.J.Lewis 33 documented
Moraea grandis Goldblatt & J.C.Manning 33 documented
Moraea viscaria (L.f.) Ker Gawl. 32 documented
Moraea algoensis Goldblatt 30 documented
Moraea stricta Baker 30 documented
Moraea albicuspa Goldblatt 29 documented
Moraea schlechteri (L.Bolus) Goldblatt 28 documented
Moraea cookii (L.Bolus) Goldblatt 24 documented
Moraea crispa Thunb. 23 documented
Moraea fragrans Goldblatt 23 documented
Moraea cuspidata Goldblatt & J.C.Manning 22 documented
Moraea modesta Killick 21 documented
Moraea pallida (Baker) Goldblatt 19 documented
Moraea cantharophila Goldblatt & J.C.Manning 18 documented
Moraea cooperi Baker 18 documented
Moraea fergusoniae L.Bolus 18 documented
Moraea incurva G.J.Lewis 16 documented
Moraea macrocarpa Goldblatt 15 documented
Moraea tulbaghensis L.Bolus 15 documented
Moraea vallisbelli (Goldblatt) Goldblatt 15 documented
Moraea worcesterensis Goldblatt 15 documented
Moraea marlothii (L.Bolus) Goldblatt 13 documented
Moraea barkerae Goldblatt 12 documented
Moraea marionae N.E.Br. 12 documented
Moraea simulans Baker 12 documented
Moraea thomasiae Goldblatt 11 documented
Moraea contorta Goldblatt 10 documented
Moraea pyrophila Goldblatt 10 documented
Moraea speciosa (L.Bolus) Goldblatt 10 documented
Moraea calcicola Goldblatt 9 documented
Moraea fenestrata (Goldblatt) Goldblatt 9 documented
Moraea lilacina Goldblatt & J.C.Manning 9 documented
Moraea virgata Jacq. 8 documented
Moraea caeca Barnard ex Goldblatt 7 documented
Moraea citrina (G.J.Lewis) Goldblatt 7 documented
Moraea macronyx G.J.Lewis 7 documented
Moraea nana (L.Bolus) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning 7 documented
Moraea natalensis Baker 7 documented
Moraea ogamana Goldblatt & J.C.Manning 7 documented
Moraea pendula (Goldblatt) Goldblatt 7 documented
Moraea saxicola Goldblatt 7 documented
Moraea britteniae (L.Bolus) Goldblatt 6 documented
Moraea barnardii L.Bolus 5 documented
Moraea bulbillifera (G.J.Lewis) Goldblatt 5 documented
Moraea debilis Goldblatt 5 documented
Moraea gigandra L.Bolus 5 documented
Moraea monticola Goldblatt 5 documented
Moraea brachygyne (Schltr.) Goldblatt 4 documented
Moraea flava Goldblatt & J.C.Manning 4 documented
Moraea hiemalis Goldblatt 4 documented
Moraea mediterranea Goldblatt 4 documented
Moraea minor Eckl. 4 documented
Moraea moggii N.E.Br. 4 documented
Moraea albiflora (G.J.Lewis) Goldblatt 3 documented
Moraea aspera Goldblatt 3 documented
Moraea bolusii Baker 3 documented
Moraea cedarmontana (Goldblatt) Goldblatt 3 documented
Moraea fenestralis (Goldblatt & E.G.H.Oliv.) Goldblatt 3 documented
Moraea fuscomontana (Goldblatt) Goldblatt 3 documented
Moraea kamiesensis Goldblatt 3 documented
Moraea knersvlaktensis Goldblatt 3 documented
Moraea melanops Goldblatt & J.C.Manning 3 documented
Moraea namaquamontana Goldblatt 3 documented
Moraea umbellata Thunb. 3 documented
Moraea vigilans Goldblatt & J.C.Manning 3 documented
Moraea pubiflora N.E.Br. 4 below the evidence gate
Moraea barnardiella Goldblatt 3 below the evidence gate
Moraea hesperantha (Goldblatt) Goldblatt 3 below the evidence gate
Moraea alpina Goldblatt 2 below the evidence gate
Moraea alticola Goldblatt 2 below the evidence gate
Moraea australis (Goldblatt) Goldblatt 2 below the evidence gate
Moraea karooica Goldblatt 2 below the evidence gate
Moraea maximiliani (Schltr.) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning 2 below the evidence gate
Moraea robusta (Goldblatt) Goldblatt 2 below the evidence gate
Moraea amissa Goldblatt 1 below the evidence gate
Moraea decipiens Goldblatt & J.C.Manning 1 below the evidence gate
Moraea deltoidea Goldblatt & J.C.Manning 1 below the evidence gate
Moraea demissa Goldblatt 1 below the evidence gate
Moraea tortilis Goldblatt 1 below the evidence gate
Moraea vallisavium Goldblatt 1 below the evidence gate
Moraea vuvuzela Goldblatt & J.C.Manning 1 below the evidence gate
Moraea acocksii Goldblatt & J.C.Manning 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea afro-orientalis Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea angolensis Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea angulata Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea ardesiaca Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea atromontana Goldblatt & J.C.Manning 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea atropunctata Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea autumnalis (Goldblatt) Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea balundana Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea bella Harms 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea bovonei Chiov. 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea brevifolia Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea brevituba (Goldblatt) Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea bubalina Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea callista Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea carnea Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea carsonii Baker 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea cedarmonticola Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea cistiflora Goldblatt & J.C.Manning 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea clavata R.C.Foster 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea comptonii (L.Bolus) Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea deserticola Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea doleritica Goldblatt & J.C.Manning 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea dracomontana Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea eburnea Goldblatt & J.C.Manning 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea elegans Jacq. 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea exiliflora Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea filamentosa Goldblatt & J.C.Manning 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea fistulosa (Goldblatt) Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea flavescens (Goldblatt) Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea flexicaulis Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea galpinii (Baker) N.E.Br. 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea garipensis Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea geminifolia Goldblatt & J.C.Manning 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea gracilenta Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea graminicola Oberm. 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea graniticola Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea hainebachiana Goldblatt & J.C.Manning 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea helicoidea Goldblatt & J.C.Manning 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea helmei Goldblatt & J.C.Manning 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea herrei (L.Bolus) Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea hexaglottis Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea indecora Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea insolens Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea intermedia Goldblatt & J.C.Manning 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea inyangani Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea iringensis Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea kamiesmontana (Goldblatt) Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea lazulina Goldblatt & J.C.Manning 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea linderi Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea longiaristata Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea longiflora Ker Gawl. 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea longifolia (Jacq.) Pers. 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea longipes Goldblatt & J.C.Manning 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea longistyla (Goldblatt) Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea loubseri Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea louisabolusiae Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea macgregoriorum Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea macrantha Baker 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea margaretae Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea marginata J.C.Manning & Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea minima Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea muddii N.E.Br. 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea namaquana (Goldblatt) Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea namibensis Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea niassensis Goldblatt & J.C.Manning 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea nubigena Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea orthrosantha Goldblatt & J.C.Manning 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea patens (Goldblatt) Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea pearsonii Goldblatt & J.C.Manning 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea petricola Goldblatt & J.C.Manning 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea pilifolia Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea pseudospicata Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea quartzicola Goldblatt & J.C.Manning 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea radians (Goldblatt) Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea reflexa Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea regalis Goldblatt & J.C.Manning 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea reticulata Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea rigidifolia Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea riparia (Goldblatt) Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea rivulicola Goldblatt & J.C.Manning 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea saldanhensis Goldblatt & J.C.Manning 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea schimperi (Hochst.) Pic.Serm. 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea serratostyla (Goldblatt) Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea simplex Goldblatt & J.C.Manning 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea singularis Goldblatt & J.C.Manning 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea stagnalis (Goldblatt) Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea striata Goldblatt & J.C.Manning 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea tanquana Goldblatt & J.C.Manning 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea tanzanica Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea teretifolia Goldblatt & J.C.Manning 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea textilis (Welw. ex Baker) Baker 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea thermarum Goldblatt & J.C.Manning 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea thomsonii Baker 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea unibracteata Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea unifoliata R.C.Foster 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea upembana Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea variabilis (G.J.Lewis) Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea venenata Dinter 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea ventricosa Baker 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea verdickii De Wild. 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea verecunda Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea vespertina Goldblatt & J.C.Manning 0 below the evidence gate
Moraea vlokii Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate

Why some species have no pagethe gate

This site is commercial, so it can only publish photographs licensed for commercial use. Roughly three quarters of the photographs on iNaturalist are CC BY-NC, which excludes them. A species needs at least three usable photographs before we will build it a page, because a page with one picture and no traits tells you nothing you could not get from a search result, and generating hundreds of thousands of those is precisely the practice that got the previous version of this site deleted.

So the species above without a link are not errors and they are not omissions. They are real, accepted plants that we cannot yet document to the standard we hold ourselves to, and the count in the photographs column is exactly how far short we fall.

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. Accepted names, authorities, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. Photograph counts, restricted to CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA. Retrieved 2026-06-27.