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Namaqua Kalkoentjie

Gladiolus equitans

Also called Large Red Kalkoentjie, Orange Kalkoentjie

Namaqua Kalkoentjie
Photo: Malcolm Manners from Lakeland FL, USA, CC BY 2.0
Family
Iridaceae (Iris family)
Grows as
Bulb
Native range
W. Cape Prov.
Climate
subtropical

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Gladiolus equitans is a Gladiolus species found in the rocky hills in Namaqualand, South Africa.

Other Gladiolus plants

Gladiolus aladagensis · Turkey-chick · Painted Lady · Gladiolus × byzantinus · New Year Lily · Blue Afrikaner · Hermanus Cliff Gladiolus · Broadleaf Painted Lady · Pink Afrikaner · Gladiolus · Cornflag · Thick-leaved gladiolus

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Gladiolus equitans by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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