Witsenia maura (L.) Thunb. is a plant in the Iridaceae family, order Asparagales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.
Witsenia maura (L.) Thunb.
Witsenia is a monotypic Iridaceae genus endemic to Cape Province, South Africa, named for botany patron Nicolaas Witsen.
Witsenia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Iridaceae. This genus was first formally described in 1782, and only one species is known to belong to it: Witsenia maura. This species is endemic to Cape Province, located in western South Africa. The genus name was chosen to honor Nicolaas Witsen, a patron of botany.
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Watsonia watsonioides (Baker) Oberm.
Crocus pulchellus Herb.
Iris arenaria Waldst. & Kit.
Iris adriatica Trinajstic ex Mitic
Moraea villosa (Ker Gawl.) Ker Gawl.
Romulea monadelpha (Sweet ex Steud.) Baker
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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