Gladiolus illyricus

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

Gladiolus illyricus or the wild gladiolus is a tall gladiolus plant of up to 3 foot tall found in Europe, particularly around the Mediterranean region.

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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