Flower; Portela, Vila Nova de Famalicão, Braga, Portugal; 5/2010 © Jörn Germer
Flower, side view; Portela, Vila Nova de Famalicão, Braga, Portugal; 5/2010 © Jörn Germer
Inflorescence; Portela, Vila Nova de Famalicão, Braga, Portugal; 5/2010 © Jörn Germer
Identifier: 1314 Date of entry: 22.05.2010 Last update: 11.01.2020
English: Wild Gladiolus
German: Illyrische Siegwurz
Portuguese: Espadana-dos-montes
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Liliopsida (397)
Order: Liliales (111)
Family: Iridaceae (18)(family description)
Genus: Gladiolus (3)
Epithet: illyricus W.D.J.Koch (2)
illyricus => from ancient Illyria, mainly in present day Albania
Climate: sub-tropical
Habit: herb
Flower colour: violet
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