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Thread Iris - a weed (*Moraea setifolia)

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Other names: Formerly Gynandriris setifolia.

Family: Iridaceae (Iris family).

Native of South Africa.

Occurrence: Uncommon weed of roadsides and farmland.

Identification:

Similar species: Thread Iris can be distinguished from other members of the iris family by the colour of the flowers and the long, threadlike leaf.

Photos 1: Thread iris. Part of the long, thread-like leaf can be seen in the top right hand corner.
2: Specimen from Swan Lagoon. The leaf is on the left. 3: Thread Iris. Cape Jervis.
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