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Froetangs
Romulea
Romulea is a genus of flowering plants in the iris family, first described as a genus in 1772. It is distributed in Europe, the Mediterranean, the Arabian Peninsula, and Africa.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Rosy sandcrocus
speciesRomulea rosea
Romulea bulbocodium
complexRomulea bulbocodium
Greenbract Froetang
speciesRomulea flava
Small-flowered onion grass
speciesRomulea minutiflora
Sand Crocus
speciesRomulea columnae
Shaggy Froetang
speciesRomulea hirsuta
Romulea ramiflora
complexRomulea ramiflora
Table Froetang
speciesRomulea tabularis
Tempsky's Sand Crocus
speciesRomulea tempskyana
Beak Froetang
speciesRomulea cruciata
Slanting Froetang
speciesRomulea obscura
Twisted Froetang
speciesRomulea tortuosa
Barred Froetang
speciesRomulea atrandra
Romulea linaresii
speciesRomulea linaresii
Romulea requienii
speciesRomulea requienii
Satin Froetang
speciesRomulea sabulosa
Grassveld Froetang
speciesRomulea macowanii
Darling Froetang
speciesRomulea eximia
Karoo Froetang
speciesRomulea monadelpha
Hairy Froetang
speciesRomulea hirta
Romulea autumnalis
speciesRomulea autumnalis
Escarpment Froetang
speciesRomulea camerooniana
Yellow-striped Sand-crocus
speciesRomulea montana
Romulea pudica
speciesRomulea pudica
Gold Froetang
speciesRomulea triflora
Fringe Froetang
speciesRomulea schlechteri
Romulea citrina
speciesRomulea citrina
Palerim Froetang
speciesRomulea setifolia
Maltese Sand Crocus
speciesRomulea variicolor
Namaqua Froetang
speciesRomulea namaquensis
Romulea barkerae
speciesRomulea barkerae
Romulea longipes
speciesRomulea longipes
Silky Froetang
speciesRomulea austinii
Coil Froetang
speciesRomulea luteiflora
Romulea revelierei
speciesRomulea revelierei
Romulea dichotoma
speciesRomulea dichotoma
Romulea nivalis
speciesRomulea nivalis
Romulea flexuosa
speciesRomulea flexuosa
Romulea fibrosa
speciesRomulea fibrosa
Kamies Froetang
speciesRomulea kamisensis
Gifberg Froetang
speciesRomulea toximontana
Romulea jugicola
speciesRomulea jugicola
Romulea arnaudii
speciesRomulea arnaudii
Satin Froetang
speciesRomulea subfistulosa
Cadmium Froetang
speciesRomulea saldanhensis
Hantam Froetang
speciesRomulea hantamensis
Romulea stellata
speciesRomulea stellata
Red Star
speciesRomulea syringodeoflora
Brownstalk Froetang
speciesRomulea monticola
Butter Froetang
speciesRomulea diversiformis
Romulea komsbergensis
speciesRomulea komsbergensis
Romulea unifolia
speciesRomulea unifolia
Romulea congoensis
speciesRomulea congoensis
Romulea pratensis
speciesRomulea pratensis
Romulea leipoldtii
speciesRomulea leipoldtii
Water Stars
speciesRomulea aquatica
Romulea tetragona
speciesRomulea tetragona
Romulea hallii
speciesRomulea hallii
Romulea saxatilis
speciesRomulea saxatilis
Romulea pearsonii
speciesRomulea pearsonii
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 59939.