Iridaceae
Turkey-chick
Gladiolus alatus
- Family
- Iridaceae
- Genus
- Gladiolus
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Common names
By language (4)
- Afrikaans
- Rooikalkoentjie, Kalkoentjie
- Arabic
- دلبوث مجنح
- English
- Turkey-chick
- Persian
- گلایول جنوب آفریقا
Synonyms
- Gladiolus alatus var. alatus
- Gladiolus alatus var. algoensis Herb.
- Gladiolus algoensis (Herb.) Sweet
- Gladiolus galeatus Burm.f.
- Gladiolus papilionaceus Licht. ex Roem. & Schult.
- Gladiolus uniflorus Klatt
- Hebea alata (L.) Eckl.
- Hebea galeata (Burm.f.) Eckl.
Photos
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Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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- Gladiolus illyricusIridaceae
- CornflagGladiolus daleniiIridaceae
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- Gladiolus orchidiflorusIridaceae
- Ever-flowering gladiolusGladiolus tristisIridaceae
- Gladiolus angustusIridaceae
Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.