... Riddles Karoo Desert National Botanical Garden May 2012 Gladiolus alatus is a compact perennial with corms ... are ovate to round, broadly winged and light glossy brown. Gladiolus alatus is frequently seen in the Cape ... soils. The bright colours and sweetly scented flowers of Gladiolus alatus can attract its pollinators from far away. ...

... the 2 upper ones sheathing and much shorter. Figure 2. Gladiolus aureus light-yellow form (Graham Duncan). The ... composed of 3, somewhat sticky, style branches. Figure 3. Gladiolus aureus ripe capsules and seeds (Graham Duncan). The ... seeds are surrounded by a prominent, light brown wing. Gladiolus aureus is confined to a single location on a hill ...

... Flowering takes place from late August to late October. Gladiolus caryophyllaceus is widespread in the Fynbos Biome ... has been established for more than 60 years. The genus Gladiolus has about 250 species and is native to tropical and ... which contains a very high number of endemic species. Gladiolus caryophyllaceus corms commence active growth in ...

Free State NBG Stemmer Ngalo Free State NBG April 2011 Gladiolus dalenii is a deciduous evergreen perennial. It ... clasping. Flowering in midsummer (December to February). Gladiolus dalenii grows in the summer rainfall regions of the ... produced by the flowers. The corms are eaten by bush pigs. Gladiolus It is an easy plant to grow, and can be cultivated ...

TSP Mizpah Hoffman Threatened Species Unit January 2022 Gladiolus floribundus is a geophyte, which produces corms ... of greyish purple and dull green and 40 to 50 mm long. Gladiolus floribundus is closely related to G. miniatus , G. ... limestone outcrops where one can find G. miniatus growing. Gladiolus floribundus is distributed across the Cape region, ...

... Preez) for making their images available via iNaturalist. Gladiolus liliaceus is a perennial herb, and cormous geophyte ... broadly and evenly winged seeds, 4–5 x 3.0–3.5 mm. Gladiolus liliaceus can be differentiated from the other ... and a perianth tube ranging from 25–36 mm in length. Gladiolus liliaceus is native to South Africa and is ...

... separating the centre and upper part of the anthers. Gladiolus loteniensis is known to bloom from December to January. Gladiolus loteniensis is distinguished by its tiny flowers, ... lower tepals. Goldblatt and Manning (1998) proposed that Gladiolus loteniensis was comparable with Gladiolus involutus ...

... Lize Agenbag Pretoria National Botanical Garden May 2006 Gladiolus oppositiflorus is a summer-growing plant, 0.6-1.6 m ... capsule and the small (4-6 mm), round seeds are winged. Gladiolus oppositiflorus is endemic to the summer rainfall ... areas in open grassland, often among rocks along streams. Gladiolus oppositiflorus is pollinated by species of flies ...

... Marié Delport and Pieter Bester for providing images of Gladiolus permeabilis (via iNaturalist).   Gladiolus permeabilis is a deciduous (sheds leaves annually) ... mm wide, often thickened in the middle. Fig. 2. Habit of Gladiolus permeabilis (Photo: Gigi Laidler) Four to eight ...

... Malesolo Magoele Millennium Seed Bank Partnership May 2015 Gladiolus rehmannii is a plant predominantly suited to dry ... mm, translucent reddish brown, broadly and evenly winged. Gladiolus rehmannii is a summer-rainfall species in southern ... dominated by Faurea saligna . The large flowers of Gladiolus rehmannii have short perianth tubes, and despite ...