Iridaceae

Gladiolus brevifolius Jacq.

Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Gladiolus

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Gladiolus brevifolius (Gladiolus brevifolius) — FlowerPhoto: Diana Studer, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

Afrikaans: Herfspypie

Synonyms

Antholyza brevifolia (Jacq.) Steud.
Gladiolus amoenus Roem. & Schult.
Gladiolus andrewsii Klatt
Gladiolus aphyllus (Thunb.) Ker Gawl.
Gladiolus brevicollis Klatt
Gladiolus brevifolius var. brevifolius
Gladiolus brevifolius var. minor G.J.Lewis
Gladiolus brevifolius var. obscurus G.J.Lewis
Gladiolus brevifolius var. orobanche (Redouté) Baker
Gladiolus brevifolius var. robustus G.J.Lewis
Gladiolus carneus Andrews
Gladiolus festivus Herb.
Gladiolus hirsutus var. aphyllus (Thunb.) Ker Gawl.
Gladiolus orobanche Redouté
Gladiolus spilanthus Spreng. ex Klatt
Gladiolus tristis var. aphyllus Thunb.
Gladiolus tristis var. ruber Thunb.
Watsonia amoena Pers.

Flowers

In flower: March to April (from 166 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Diana Studer, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Klaus Wehrlin, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Nicola van Berkel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Dave Richardson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Andrew massyn, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Charleen Brunke, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Charleen Brunke, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Andrew massyn, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jeremy Gilmore, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: magriet b, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Tom Lloyd Evans, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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.