Moraea is a genus in the Iridaceae family that taxonomists have expanded to include the former genera Barnardiella, Galaxia, Gynandriris, Hexaglottis, Homeria, and Roggeveldia. Most of the 195 species of Moraea are found in sub-Saharan Africa. 123 species are found in the Cape Floral Province of South Africa. Four of the former genera are now considered to be sections or groups of this genus along with group Moraea which contains the species that were formerly known as Moraea before the consolidation. Barnardiella is included in the Moraea group and Roggeveldia in the Hexaglottis group. We have added species information and pictures to the wiki on subgroup pages but have listed them on those wiki pages under their new names along with their old names if they have changed. More information can be learned from Peter Goldblatt's book on Moraeas and Manning, Goldblatt, Snijman, 2002. Photos below illustrate species in the Galaxia, Gynandriris, Hexaglottis, and Homeria subgroups.
Bob Werra gave a talk at the 2006 Indigeneous Bulb Association of South Africa's symposium. The title of his talk was Mad about Moraeas. He discussed his experience growing this genus in Ukiah, California and passed out a sheet summarizing his experiences and rating the ones he grows. He has kindly allowed this summary to be added to the wiki.
The Moraea subgroup is a large group and has been divided into multiple wiki pages. Plants can be found by accessing the wiki pages or by clicking on the links in the table.
Galaxia - Gynandriris - Hexaglottis - Homeria A-J - Homeria K-Z - Moraea group A - Moraea group B - Moraea group C-E - Moraea group F - Moraea group G-I - Moraea group J-M - Moraea group N-R - Moraea group S - Moraea group T - Moraea group U-V
Galaxia - Gynandriris - Hexaglottis - Homeria A-J - Homeria K-Z - Moraea group A - Moraea group B - Moraea group C-E - Moraea group F - Moraea group G-I - Moraea group J-M - Moraea group N-R - Moraea group S - Moraea group T - Moraea group U-V