Gladiolus carinatus Aiton is a plant in the Iridaceae family, order Asparagales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Gladiolus carinatus Aiton

Gladiolus carinatus, the blue Afrikaner, is a native Western Cape perennial Gladiolus that grows in fynbos.

Family

Iridaceae

Genus

Gladiolus

Order

Asparagales

Class

Liliopsida

⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Gladiolus carinatus Aiton

Gladiolus carinatus, commonly known as the blue Afrikaner, is a perennial plant in the genus Gladiolus. It grows in fynbos vegetation and is native to the Western Cape.

Photo: (c) Martjie Fia Fourie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Martjie Fia Fourie · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Asparagales › Iridaceae › Gladiolus

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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