Gladiolus illyricus

Gladiolus illyricus, the wild gladiolus, is a tall gladiolus plant that grows up to 50 centimeters (20 in) tall found in Europe, particularly around the Mediterranean region.

Gladiolus illyricus
Gladiolus illyricus in the Algarve region
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Gladiolus
Species:
G. illyricus
Binomial name
Gladiolus illyricus
W.D.J.Koch

In Britain a small population is known in the New Forest region; Williamson suggests this population may be introduced.[1][2] It became a protected species in the UK in 1975 under the Conservation of Wild Creatures and Wild Plants Act.[3]

References

  1. David Pimentel, Ph.D. (31 October 2014). Biological Invasions: Economic and Environmental Costs of Alien Plant, Animal, and Microbe Species. CRC Press. p. 93. ISBN 978-1-4200-4166-8.
  2. Norman Maclean (16 April 2015). A Less Green and Pleasant Land: Our Threatened Wildlife. Cambridge University Press. p. 129. ISBN 978-1-316-06227-2.
  3. http://www.caithness.org/caithnessfieldclub/bulletins/1975/october/conservation.htm
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