Gladiolus cardinalis Curtis is a plant in the Iridaceae family, order Asparagales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.
Gladiolus cardinalis Curtis
Gladiolus cardinalis is a cormous flowering plant endemic to the Western Cape, South Africa, growing on waterfall sides.
Gladiolus cardinalis Curtis, commonly known as the waterfall lily, is a cormous flowering plant species. This species is endemic to the Western Cape of South Africa. It also goes by other common names: New Year lily, known as Nuwejaarsblom in Afrikaans, and cardinal red sword lily. Gladiolus cardinalis grows on the sides of waterfalls in the south-western mountains of the Western Cape.
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Gladiolus liliaceus Houtt.
Thereianthus bracteolatus (Lam.) G.J.Lewis
Iris giganticaerulea Small
Aristea cantharophila Goldblatt & J.C.Manning
Libertia ixioides (G.Forst.) Spreng.
Trimezia martinicensis (Jacq.) Herb.
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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