Taxon

Gladiolus papilio

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Common name: Butterfly gladiolus
Family: Iridaceae (Iris)
Synonym: Gladiolus brachyscyphus, Gladiolus purpureoauratus, Gladiolus schlechteri
Distribution: South Africa, Swaziland and Lesotho
Habitat: Wetlands
IUCN Red list: Not evaluated
National red list: Least Concern
Life form: Geophyte (bulb, corm or tuber - seasonally dormant)
Comments: This pretty bulb, commonly known as the Butterfly Gladiolus, grows in the eastern side of Southern Africa, and in South Africa it can be found from the Eastern Cape to Limpopo Province. It grows on damp sites such as wetlands or mountain seeps and prefers full sun.
Links: iNaturalist.org • Pacific Bulb Society • Plant Lust • Plantz Africa • Red List of South African Plants

Locations

  • 1: Bulb collection (BULB) • Accession: 2021-230 • Origin: South Africa • Provenance: Horticultural
  • 2: Nursery areas • Accession: 2014-953 • Provenance: Horticultural
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