*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.
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. – K1, K3; > Gladiolus papilio Hook. – K1, K3, K4, RAB, misapplied
Links to other floras: = Gladiolus communis - FNA26
Heliophily ⓘ: 7
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