Gladiolus ceresianus


Quick Characteristics:

Height: 0-10 cm (0-3.9 inch)
Flower Colors: green
Life form: corm
Climate: winter rain climate
 

Gladiolus ceresianus L.Bolus grows on stony slopes and flats in clay soil from southern Namaqualand to the western Karoo and in the Roggeveld and Bokkeveld Plateau. It is a small plant, up to 10 cm tall with linear leaves with four longitudinal grooves and one to four flowers in a inclined spike that are brown to purple with dark veining. Flowers are pleasantly scented. This species flowers from August to October in the wild. Flowers are similar to Gladiolus uysiae, but that species has flat leaves. It is also very similar to Gladiolus virescens, but has dark, hard scales around the corms. Photo 1 from Cameron McMaster taken on the Matjiesfontein Sutherland road in the Roggeveld, photo 2 from Alan Horstmann, and photo 3 from Rod Saunders. The last two photos from the book Plants of the Klein Karoo courtesy of Jan and Anne Lise Schutte-Vlok.

Gladiolus ceresianus, Roggeveld, Cameron McMasterGladiolus ceresianus, Alan HorstmannGladiolus ceresianus, Rod SaundersGladiolus ceresianus, Jan and Anne Lise Schutte-VlokGladiolus ceresianus, Jan and Anne Lise Schutte-Vlok

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