Iridaceae FAMILY
Moraea fugax
Moraea fugax
Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Moraea fugax is a perennial plant producing annual growth up to 45cm tall from a perennial, underground corm. The plant is sometimes gathered from the wild for local use as food. It is also sometimes grown as an ornamental[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ].
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate; tropical
Native RangeS. Africa
HabitatFlat land and mountain slopes[ 73 Title Flora of the Cape Peninsula. Publication Author Adamson. and Salter. Publisher Year ISBN Description A good flora but rather short on details of habitat. Not for the casual reader. ]. Deep sandy soils, rocky sandstone and granitic soils[ 282 Title The Color Encyclopedia of Cape Bulbs Publication Author Manning. J. Goldblatt. P. & Snijman. D. Publisher Timber Press, Oregon. Year 2002 ISBN 0-88192-547-0 Description Excellent treatment of these plants, with good descriptions, habitat etc. Lots of high quality colour photographs. ].