Gladiolus crassifolius Baker (Mt Namuli form)

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Gladiolus crassifolius

Photo: Bart Wursten
Below Namuli Peak, Zambezia province.

Gladiolus crassifolius

Photo: Bart Wursten
Below Namuli Peak, Zambezia province.

Gladiolus crassifolius

Photo: Bart Wursten
Below Namuli Peak, Zambezia province.

Gladiolus crassifolius

Photo: Bart Wursten
Below Namuli Peak, Zambezia province.

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Status: Native
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See here for general details. This is another distinct form on the higher grassland plateaus of Mt Namuli. The flowers consistently are a pale mauve-purple colour with dark purple nectar guides.
Notes: This form appears to be unique to the highlands of Mt Namuli, Mozambique.
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Habitat: Montane grassland and shallow soil crevices on rock.
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Mozambique distribution: Z
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Content last updated: Sunday 4 September 2016
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Gladiolus crassifolius
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Gladiolus crassifolius
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Gladiolus crassifolius
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Gladiolus crassifolius
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iNaturalist: Gladiolus crassifolius
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Gladiolus crassifolius
JSTOR Plant Science: Gladiolus crassifolius
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Gladiolus crassifolius
Plants of the World Online: Gladiolus crassifolius
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Wikipedia: Gladiolus crassifolius


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave 2007-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Mozambique: Species information: Gladiolus crassifolius .
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=227600, retrieved 19 March 2024

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