Gladiolus cardinalis

Gladiolus cardinalis
	The waterfall lily growing on the side of a wet precipice of the Wemmershoek Plateau, Haweqwa Nature Reserve
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (SANBI Red List)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Iridaceae
Genus:	Gladiolus
Species:	G. cardinalis
Binomial name
	Gladiolus cardinalis; Curtis
Synonyms
	Gladiolus speciosus Eckl.;

Gladiolus cardinalis, commonly called the waterfall lily, is a species of cormous flowering plant endemic to the Western Cape in South Africa.^[1]

It's also called the New Year lily (Nuwejaarsblom in Afrikaans) and cardinal red sword lily.

Range and habitat

Gladiolus cardinalis is found on the side of waterfalls in the south-western mountains of the Western Cape.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Threatened Species Programme | SANBI Red List of South African Plants".

[sanbi-1] "Threatened Species Programme | SANBI Red List of South African Plants".

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