Taxon

Gladiolus priorii

 
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Gladiolus priorii - Gladiolus
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Common name: Gladiolus
Family: Iridaceae (Iris)
Synonym: Gladiolus hirsutus var. tenuiglorus
Distribution: Western Cape
Habitat: Sandstone and granite slopes
IUCN Red list: Not evaluated
National red list: Least Concern
Life form: Geophyte (bulb, corm or tuber - seasonally dormant)
Comments: A very early blooming, almost leafless species. If it is going to bloom, it produces a sheath and flower stalk right from the start of growth. If not, it will produce long flat leaves. It grows on sandstone and granite slopes from Saldanha to Hermanus.
Links: iNaturalist.org • Pacific Bulb Society • Red List of South African Plants

Locations

  • 1: • Accession: 2013-31 • Provenance: Unrecorded
  • 2: Seed Store • Accession: 2013-31 • Provenance: Unrecorded
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