- Gladiolus italicus
Taxobox
name = "Gladiolus italicus"
image_width = 240px
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Liliopsida
ordo =Asparagales
familia =Iridaceae
genus = "Gladiolus "
species = "G. italicus"
binomial = "Gladiolus italicus"
binomial_authority = Mill.
synonyms = "Gladiolus segetum""Gladiolus italicus" is a species of
gladiolus known by the common names Italian gladiolus, field gladiolus, and common sword-lily. It is probably native to much of Eurasia, but it is well-known on other continents where it is a common weed, particularly of cultivated fields and waste places. This perennial flower grows an erect stem approaching a meter in maximum height with a few long leaves around its base. Toward the top half of the generally unbranching stem is a spikeinflorescence on which flowers appear at intervals. Each plant has up to 15 or 16 flowers. The flower is bright pink to magenta and several centimeters long with itsstamen s and style protruding from the throat. The fruit is a capsule about a centimeter long containing many seeds.External links
* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?8185,8192,8193 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=GLIT USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=240010021 Flora of North America]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Gladiolus+italicus Photo gallery]
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