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Iridaceae
Gladiolus

not marked as a favorite taxon *Gladiolus dalenii Van Geel ssp. dalenii. Common name: Dragon's-head-lily, Parrot Gladiolus, African Gladiolus. Phenology: Mar-Jul. Habitat: Sometimes cultivated, rarely persisting or spreading. Distribution: Native of s. Africa. Persisting and/or naturalizing at scattered locations in the se. United States (Zomlefer et al. 2018).

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Origin/Endemic status: Subsaharan Africa

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA26; = n/a — RAB; < Gladiolus dalenii Van Geel — K4. Basionym: Gladiolus dalenii Van Geel 1829

Links to other floras: = Gladiolus dalenii ssp. dalenii - FNA26

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image #1 of Gladiolus dalenii ssp. dalenii© Alan Weakley source
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