Gladiolus carmineus C.H.Wright is a plant in the Iridaceae family, order Asparagales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Gladiolus carmineus C.H.Wright

Gladiolus carmineus C.H.Wright

Gladiolus carmineus is a threatened perennial Iridaceae native to South Africa's Western Cape with a small range.

Family
Genus
Gladiolus
Order
Asparagales
Class
Liliopsida

About Gladiolus carmineus C.H.Wright

Gladiolus carmineus C.H.Wright is a perennial flowering plant belonging to the iris family Iridaceae. This species is native to South Africa's Western Cape, where its natural range extends from Cape Hangklip to Cape Infanta. Its total area of occurrence is less than 20 square kilometres, or 7.7 square miles. Gladiolus carmineus is currently threatened by coastal development activities.

Photo: (c) Cedric Meyer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Cedric Meyer · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Asparagales Iridaceae Gladiolus

More from Iridaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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