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Iridaceae
Gladiolus

not marked as a favorite taxon *Gladiolus communis Linnaeus. Common name: Eastern Gladiolus, False Corn-flag, Sword-lily. Phenology: May-Jul. Habitat: Commonly cultivated as ornamentals, rarely persisting or weakly spreading. Distribution: Native of Mediterranean Europe and n. Africa. Documented for e. OK (Serviss & Campbell 2024).

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Origin/Endemic status: Mediterranean Europe and Africa

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, ETx1, FNA26; = n/a — C; > Gladiolus byzantinus Mill.; > Gladiolus communis L. — K4; > Gladiolus communis L. ssp. byzantinus (Mill.) A.Ham.; > Gladiolus papilio Hook. — K4, RAB, misapplied. Basionym: Gladiolus communis L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Gladiolus communis - FNA26

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