Gladiolus italicus Miller (Iridaceae) - Gladiolo dei campi - Italian gladiolus

Gladiolus italicus Miller Gard. Dict. ed. 8 no. 2 (1768)

See how the lilies of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these.
Matthew 6:28-29

He is happiest who hath power to gather wisdom from a flower.
Mary Howitt (Happiness and Misery)

Gladiolus italicus Miller
Distribution in U.S.A. and Canada
USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 24 June 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.

Gladiolus italicus Miller
Distribuzione in Europa

Gladiolus italicus Miller
Distribuzione in Italia

TAXONOMY

Kingdom / Regno: Plantae
Subkingdom / Sottoregno: Tracheobionta
Superdivision / Superdivisione: Spermatophyta
Division / Divisione: Magnoliophyta
Class / Classe: Liliopsida
Subclass / Sottoclasse: Liliidae
Order / Ordine: Liliales
Family / Famiglia: Iridaceae

Genus / Genere: Gladiolus

Species / Specie

Gladiolus byzantinus Miller

Gladiolus communis L.

Gladiolus dubius Guss.

Gladiolus illyricus Koch

Gladiolus imbricatus L.

Gladiolus inarimensis Guss.

Gladiolus italicus Miller

Gladiolus palustris Gaudin

PLANT PROFILE / INFORMAZIONI : (*)

Rank: species / specie
Status name: accepted / accettato

Nomi comuni / Common names

Italian name / Nome italiano:
Gladiolo dei campi

English name: Italian gladiolus
US name: Italian Gladiolus
French name: glaïeul des moissons
German name: Saat-Siegwurz
Spanish name: gladiolo de campo
Portuguese name: espadana-das-searas

Forma biologica: G bulb
Periodo di fioritura: IV-V
Tipo corologico: Euri-Medit.
Altitudine (min/max): 0/700 m.

Synonyms / Sinonimi:
Gladiolus guepinii W.D.J.Koch
Gladiolus spathaceus Parl.
Gladiolus segetum Ker Gawl.

Images / Immagini

Gladiolus italicus Miller

Gladiolus italicus Miller

Hippolyte Coste - Flore descriptive et illustrée de la France, de la Corse et des contrées limitrophes, 1901-1906 - This image is in public domain because its copyright has expired.

Gladiolus italicus Miller

Other informations / Altre informazioni

Index of taxa / Indice delle specie

Generi delle Iridaceae:

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BIBLIOGRAFIA:
Pignatti S. - Flora d'Italia (3 voll.) - Edagricole - 1982
Tutin, T.G. et al. - Flora Europaea, second edition - 1993
Zangheri P. - Flora Italica (2 voll.) - Cedam - 1976

N.B. Per alcune specie la distribuzione geografica potrebbe richiedere degli aggiornamenti