Iridaceae

Gladiolus illyricus W.D.J.Koch

Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Gladiolus

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Gladiolus illyricus (Gladiolus illyricus) — FlowerPhoto: er-birds, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (10)

Arabic: دلبوث إيليري
arz: دلبوث ايليرى
Chinese: 伊利里亚唐菖蒲
Czech: Mečík ilyrský
Esperanto: Gladiolo
French: Glaïeul d'Illyrie
German: Illyrische Siegwurz
Slovenian: Ilirski meček
Swedish: Mörkröd sabellilja
Welsh: Blodyn y cleddyf

Synonyms

Gladiolus communis subsp. illyricus (W.D.J.Koch) Bonnier & Layens
Gladiolus germanicus Jord.
Gladiolus glaucus Heldr. ex Halácsy
Gladiolus imbricatus prol. illyricus (W.D.J.Koch) Samp.
Gladiolus serotinus Welw. ex Boiss. & Reut.

Flowers

In flower: March to June (from 104 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: er-birds, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Don Loarie, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Duarte Frade, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Duarte Frade, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: User:Xemenendura, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Mirko Ubović, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Luis nunes alberto, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Mirko Ubović, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Mirko Ubović, CC0, 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.