Iridaceae

Gladiolus watsonioides Baker

Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Gladiolus

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Gladiolus watsonioides (Gladiolus watsonioides) — FlowerPhoto: John Brew, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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Japanese: グラディオルス・ワトソニオイデス

Synonyms

Antholyza gracilis Pax ex Engl.
Antholyza speciosa C.H.Wright
Antholyza watsonioides (Baker) Baker
Gladiolus aberdaricus N.E.Br.
Gladiolus garnieri Klatt
Gladiolus mackinderi Hook.f.
Gladiolus watsonioides var. minor Baker
Homoglossum gracile (Pax ex Engl.) N.E.Br.
Homoglossum watsonioides (Baker) N.E.Br.

Flowers

In flower: February to April, July, September to November (from 30 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: John Brew, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Jared Lincenberg, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Jared Lincenberg, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Jared Lincenberg, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dwergenpaartje, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: avocat, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: peganum from Henfield, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jean Jacques Godon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: peganum from Henfield, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Loren Cassin Sackett, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: peganum from Henfield, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: peganum from Henfield, England, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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). About our plant data.