Moraea collina is a species of the genus Moraea

Moraea

Moraea is a genus of plants in the family Iridaceae. The genus name is a tribute to the English botanist Robert Moore.The technical botanical material in this entry is abstracted largely from “The Genera of Southern African Flowering Plants”-Description:...

in family Iridaceae

Iridaceae

The Iris family or Iridaceae is a family of perennial, herbaceous and bulbous plants included in the monocot order Asparagales, taking its name from the genus Iris. Almost worldwide in distribution and one of the most important families in horticulture, it includes more than 2000 species...

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Formerly known as Homeria collina.
It is a corm

Corm

A corm is a short, vertical, swollen underground plant stem that serves as a storage organ used by some plants to survive winter or other adverse conditions such as summer drought and heat ....

ous geophyte 15–50 cm high with simple or branched stem and a single sheath shaped leaf. The plant is not sticky to the touch. Flowers are yellow (or pale salmon pink) with yellow nectar guides. The outer tepal

Tepal

Tepals are elements of the perianth, or outer part of a flower, which include the petals or sepals. The term tepal is more often applied specifically when all segments of the perianth are of similar shape and color, or undifferentiated, which is called perigone...

s form a cup.

It flowers from July to September with flowers opening in the afternoon. It is endemic to the Western Cape

Western Cape

The Western Cape is a province in the south west of South Africa. The capital is Cape Town. Prior to 1994, the region that now forms the Western Cape was part of the much larger Cape Province...

, from Baines Kloof to Caledon and is common on lower slopes and flats. It is listed as a plant of least concern in the National Red list of South African plants.