Iridaceae
Italian gladiolus
Gladiolus italicus
- Family
- Iridaceae
- Genus
- Gladiolus
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Common names
By language (22)
- Arabic
- دلبوث إيطالي
- arz
- دلبوث ايطالى
- Bulgarian
- Италианска ребрика
- Burmese
- သစ္စာပန်း
- Catalan
- Lliri dels blats, Espadella
- Chinese
- 意大利唐菖蒲
- Czech
- Mečík polní
- Danish
- Korn-Gladiolus
- English
- Italian gladiolus, Common sword lily, Cornfield gladiolus, Field gladiolus
- Finnish
- Italianmiekkalilja
- French
- Glaïeul des moissons, Glaieul des moissons
- gv
- Cliogagh frangagh
- Hebrew
- סייפן התבואה, סיפן התבואה
- Italian
- Gladiolo dei campi
- kab
- Tafrurt n yiger
- Persian
- گلایول ایتالیایی, گلایول اسبک
- shn
- မွၵ်ႇသတ်ႉၸႃႇ, မွၵ်ႇမင်းၶႄ
- Slovenian
- Laški meček
- Swedish
- Tidig sabellilja
- Turkish
- Kılıçotu
- Ukrainian
- Косарики італійські
- Uzbek
- Italiya gladiolusi
Synonyms
- Ballosporum segetum (Ker Gawl.) Salisb.
- Gladiolus arvaticus Jord.
- Gladiolus communis var. distichus Gouan
- Gladiolus communis var. grandiflorus Gouan
- Gladiolus communis var. parviflorus Bastard ex DC.
- Gladiolus commutatus Bouché
- Gladiolus cyclocarpus Jord.
- Gladiolus dalmaticus Tausch ex Rchb.
- Gladiolus dubius Parl.
- Gladiolus guepinii K.Koch
- Gladiolus infestus Bianca
- Gladiolus leucanthus Bouché
- Gladiolus ludovicae Jan ex Bertol.
- Gladiolus pallidus Bouché
- Gladiolus proteiflorus G.B.Romano ex Lutati
- Gladiolus rigescens Jord.
- Gladiolus ruricola Jord.
- Gladiolus segetalis St.-Lag.
- Gladiolus segetum Ker Gawl.
- Gladiolus segetum f. sterilis M.Arnaud
- Gladiolus segetum subsp. commutatus (Bouché) K.Richt.
- Gladiolus segetum subsp. guepinii (K.Koch) Nyman
- Gladiolus segetum subsp. ludovicae (Jan ex Bertol.) K.Richt.
- Gladiolus segetum var. grandiflorus (Gouan) Rouy
- Gladiolus segetum var. guepinii (K.Koch) Baker
- Gladiolus segetum var. infestus (Bianca) Nyman
- Gladiolus segetum var. ludovicae (Jan ex Bertol.) Nyman
- Gladiolus spathaceus Parl.
- Gladiolus tenuiflorus K.Koch
- Gladiolus turkmenorum Czerniak.
- Sphaerospora segetum (Ker Gawl.) Sweet
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Isidre blanc, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Isidre blanc, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Isidre blanc, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Zeynel Cebeci, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Zeynel Cebeci, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Zeynel Cebeci, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Zeynel Cebeci, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Zeynel Cebeci, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Zeynel Cebeci, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Zeynel Cebeci, 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.