Gladiolus illyricus
Gladiolus illyricus | |
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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
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ http://www.caithness.org/caithnessfieldclub/bulletins/1975/october/conservation.htm
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