Gladiolus gracilis

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Common name: Bloupypie, Sandpypie

Family: Iridaceae (Iris)

Distribution: Western Cape

Habitat: Fynbos

IUCN Red list: Not evaluated

National red list: Least Concern

Life form: Geophyte (bulb, corm or tuber - seasonally dormant)

Comments: This Cape bulb has blue to gray flowers with dark streaks on the lower tepals. These flowers are also fragrant. It is found on clay or granite slopes from Aurora to Albertinia.

Links: iNaturalist.org • iSpot • Pacific Bulb Society • Red List of South African Plants

1: Bulb collection (BULB) • Accession: 2018-185/1 • Origin: South Africa • Provenance: Wild
2: Bulb collection (BULB) • Accession: 2018-185 • Origin: South Africa • Provenance: Wild
3: Nursery areas • Accession: 2018-185/5 • Origin: South Africa • Provenance: Wild
4: Seed Store Fridge 1 (SS fridge1) • Accession: 2022-328/1 • Origin: South Africa • Provenance: Wild
5: Seed Store Fridge 2 (SS fridge2) • Accession: 2018-185/9 • Origin: South Africa • Provenance: Wild
6: Upper garden, rockeries (Ur) • Accession: 2018-185/3 • Origin: South Africa • Provenance: Wild

Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa

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Gladiolus gracilis

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