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Gladiolus illyricus
Gladiolus illyricus, the wild gladiolus, is a flowering plant in the family Iridaceae. It is tall gladiolus that grows up to 50 centimeters (20 in) tall found in western and southern Europe, particularly around the Mediterranean region.
In Britain a small population is known in the New Forest region; Williamson suggests this population may be introduced. It became a protected species in the UK in 1975 under the Conservation of Wild Creatures and Wild Plants Act.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Gladiolus illyricus 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.
