Moraea gawleri inside the flower

Intrusive camera work does not always flatter a flower. This Moraea gawleri bloom has been caught in revealing much, albeit not an altogether becoming stance.

The inside of the cup is dominated by the column of stamens covered by the three style branches that part outwards and fork near their tips. Pollinators are not expected to have much trouble in reaching the desirable floral nooks in this design. Just as well, because whatever they might require has to be collected promptly during the bright sunshine hours of one day: the flowers last less than a day (Curtis-Scott, et al, 2020; Vlok and Schutte-Vlok, 2015; iNaturalist).