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Gladiolus longicollis (Gladiolus longicollis)

Description

An attractive, perennial herb, 350–600 mm tall, that is semi-hardy in temperate climates. They grow from rounded, symmetrical corms that are enveloped in several layers of coarse, brownish, fibrous tunics. Leaves 3, only the lowermost with a well-developed blade, about two-thirds as long as the stem.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Liliopsida

          • Order: Asparagales

            • Family: Iridaceae

              • Genus: Gladiolus