Iridaceae
Cornflag
Gladiolus communis
- Family
- Iridaceae
- Genus
- Gladiolus
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Common names
By language (15)
- Arabic
- دلبوث شائع
- arz
- دلبوث شائع
- Asturian
- Gladiolu
- azb
- عادی قلادیولوس
- Azerbaijani
- Adi qladiolus
- Bulgarian
- Обикновено петльово перо
- Catalan
- Lliri d'espases
- Chinese
- 普通唐菖蒲, 罗马唐菖蒲
- Czech
- Mečík obecný
- English
- Cornflag, Gladiolus
- hsb
- Smužkaty mječik
- kw
- Lili kledha
- Persian
- گلایول کامیونیس
- Swedish
- Småblommig sabellilja
- Welsh
- Blodyn-y-cleddyf dwyreiniol, Blodau cleddyf
Synonyms
- Gladiolus byzantinus var. lutarius Maire
- Gladiolus byzantinus var. numidicus (Jord.) Maire & Weiller
- Gladiolus collinus Salisb.
- Gladiolus communis subsp. notarisii (Parl.) K.Richt.
- Gladiolus communis var. byzantinus (Mill.) A.P.Ham.
- Gladiolus communis var. carneus Ker Gawl.
- Gladiolus communis var. montserratii O.Bolòs & Vigo
- Gladiolus gussonei Lojac.
- Gladiolus illyricus subsp. reuteri (Boiss.) K.Richt.
- Gladiolus illyricus var. reuteri (Boiss.) Nyman
- Gladiolus lannesii Jord.
- Gladiolus notarisii Parl.
- Gladiolus numidicus Jord.
- Gladiolus reuteri Boiss.
- Gladiolus reuteri var. subuniflorus Rouy
- Gladiolus tinei Lojac.
- Gladiolus tineoi Lojac.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: A. Barra, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Gere72, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Gere72, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Meneerke bloem, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SABENCIA Guillermo César Ruiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SABENCIA Guillermo César Ruiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Rudolphous, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.