Gladiolus

Accepted species 295 Documented here 127 Family Iridaceae

Accepted species 295 in this genus

Every accepted species in the genus is listed. A name links to its page when we hold at least three commercially licensed photographs of it. Where we do not, the row shows how many we actually found, which is usually none.

SpeciesAuthority Usable photographsPage
Gladiolus brevifolius Jacq. 563 documented
Gladiolus carneus D.Delaroche 543 documented
Gladiolus italicus Mill. 447 documented
Gladiolus hirsutus Jacq. 378 documented
Gladiolus debilis Sims 311 documented
Gladiolus rogersii Baker 290 documented
Gladiolus carinatus Aiton 277 documented
Gladiolus floribundus Jacq. 260 documented
Gladiolus gracilis Jacq. 259 documented
Gladiolus alatus L. 247 documented
Gladiolus maculatus Sweet 211 documented
Gladiolus liliaceus Houtt. 192 documented
Gladiolus undulatus L. 192 documented
Gladiolus tristis L. 167 documented
Gladiolus monticola G.J.Lewis ex Goldblatt & J.C.Manning 157 documented
Gladiolus cunonius (L.) Gaertn. 156 documented
Gladiolus venustus G.J.Lewis 148 documented
Gladiolus vaginatus F.Bolus 147 documented
Gladiolus priorii (N.E.Br.) Goldblatt & M.P.de Vos 135 documented
Gladiolus dalenii Van Geel 126 documented
Gladiolus cardinalis Curtis 107 documented
Gladiolus virescens Thunb. 106 documented
Gladiolus trichonemifolius Ker Gawl. 101 documented
Gladiolus crassifolius Baker 100 documented
Gladiolus merianellus (L.) Thunb. 99 documented
Gladiolus patersoniae F.Bolus 91 documented
Gladiolus bullatus Thunb. ex G.J.Lewis 89 documented
Gladiolus imbricatus L. 83 documented
Gladiolus caryophyllaceus (Burm.f.) Poir. 80 documented
Gladiolus saundersii Hook.f. 75 documented
Gladiolus ecklonii Lehm. 71 documented
Gladiolus watsonius Thunb. 68 documented
Gladiolus stellatus G.J.Lewis 65 documented
Gladiolus scullyi Baker 59 documented
Gladiolus nigromontanus Goldblatt 57 documented
Gladiolus tenuis M.Bieb. 57 documented
Gladiolus gueinzii Kunze 55 documented
Gladiolus orchidiflorus Andrews 53 documented
Gladiolus papilio Hook.f. 52 documented
Gladiolus roseovenosus Goldblatt & J.C.Manning 46 documented
Gladiolus brevitubus G.J.Lewis 45 documented
Gladiolus oppositiflorus Herb. 45 documented
Gladiolus communis L. 43 documented
Gladiolus meliusculus (G.J.Lewis) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning 42 documented
Gladiolus pappei Baker 42 documented
Gladiolus sempervirens G.J.Lewis 40 documented
Gladiolus inflatus (Thunb.) Thunb. 39 documented
Gladiolus carmineus C.H.Wright 38 documented
Gladiolus fourcadei (L.Bolus) Goldblatt & M.P.de Vos 38 documented
Gladiolus speciosus Thunb. 38 documented
Gladiolus martleyi L.Bolus 37 documented
Gladiolus woodii Baker 37 documented
Gladiolus rudis Licht. ex Roem. & Schult. 35 documented
Gladiolus saccatus (Klatt) Goldblatt & M.P.de Vos 34 documented
Gladiolus emiliae L.Bolus 33 documented
Gladiolus ornatus Klatt 33 documented
Gladiolus permeabilis D.Delaroche 32 documented
Gladiolus crispulatus L.Bolus 31 documented
Gladiolus illyricus W.D.J.Koch 30 documented
Gladiolus densiflorus Baker 29 documented
Gladiolus hyalinus Jacq. 29 documented
Gladiolus nerineoides G.J.Lewis 28 documented
Gladiolus grandiflorus Andrews 27 documented
Gladiolus longicollis Baker 26 documented
Gladiolus miniatus Eckl. 26 documented
Gladiolus palustris Gaudin 26 documented
Gladiolus oreocharis Schltr. 25 documented
Gladiolus inandensis Baker 24 documented
Gladiolus elliotii Baker 23 documented
Gladiolus meridionalis G.J.Lewis 22 documented
Gladiolus equitans Thunb. 21 documented
Gladiolus engysiphon G.J.Lewis 20 documented
Gladiolus jonquilodorus Eckl. ex G.J.Lewis 20 documented
Gladiolus leptosiphon F.Bolus 20 documented
Gladiolus recurvus L. 20 documented
Gladiolus angustus L. 19 documented
Gladiolus aquamontanus Goldblatt 19 documented
Gladiolus caeruleus Goldblatt & J.C.Manning 19 documented
Gladiolus mutabilis G.J.Lewis 19 documented
Gladiolus teretifolius Goldblatt & M.P.de Vos 19 documented
Gladiolus guthriei F.Bolus 18 documented
Gladiolus quadrangularis (Burm.f.) Ker Gawl. 18 documented
Gladiolus sericeovillosus Hook.f. 17 documented
Gladiolus involutus D.Delaroche 15 documented
Gladiolus ochroleucus Baker 14 documented
Gladiolus anatolicus (Boiss.) Stapf 13 documented
Gladiolus ceresianus L.Bolus 13 documented
Gladiolus variegatus (G.J.Lewis) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning 13 documented
Gladiolus violaceolineatus G.J.Lewis 13 documented
Gladiolus wilsonii (Baker) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning 13 documented
Gladiolus pretoriensis Kuntze 12 documented
Gladiolus virgatus Goldblatt & J.C.Manning 12 documented
Gladiolus abbreviatus Andrews 11 documented
Gladiolus griseus Goldblatt & J.C.Manning 10 documented
Gladiolus parvulus Schltr. 10 documented
Gladiolus huttonii (N.E.Br.) Goldblatt & M.P.de Vos 9 documented
Gladiolus pritzelii Diels 9 documented
Gladiolus uysiae L.Bolus ex G.J.Lewis 9 documented
Gladiolus pubigerus G.J.Lewis 8 documented
Gladiolus vandermerwei (L.Bolus) Goldblatt & M.P.de Vos 8 documented
Gladiolus watermeyeri L.Bolus 8 documented
Gladiolus karooicus Goldblatt & J.C.Manning 7 documented
Gladiolus melleri Baker 7 documented
Gladiolus microcarpus G.J.Lewis 7 documented
Gladiolus blommesteinii L.Bolus 6 documented
Gladiolus inflexus Goldblatt & J.C.Manning 6 documented
Gladiolus pardalinus Goldblatt & J.C.Manning 6 documented
Gladiolus rehmannii Baker 6 documented
Gladiolus splendens (Sweet) Herb. 6 documented
Gladiolus varius F.Bolus 6 documented
Gladiolus ferrugineus Goldblatt & J.C.Manning 5 documented
Gladiolus geardii L.Bolus 5 documented
Gladiolus quadrangulus (D.Delaroche) Barnard 5 documented
Gladiolus antholyzoides Baker 4 documented
Gladiolus appendiculatus G.J.Lewis 4 documented
Gladiolus caucasicus Herb. 4 documented
Gladiolus mortonius Herb. 4 documented
Gladiolus oatesii Rolfe 4 documented
Gladiolus oligophlebius Baker 4 documented
Gladiolus stefaniae Oberm. 4 documented
Gladiolus stokoei G.J.Lewis 4 documented
Gladiolus atropictus Goldblatt & J.C.Manning 3 documented
Gladiolus aurantiacus Klatt 3 documented
Gladiolus flanaganii Baker 3 documented
Gladiolus robertsoniae F.Bolus 3 documented
Gladiolus saxatilis Goldblatt & J.C.Manning 3 documented
Gladiolus uitenhagensis Goldblatt & Vlok 3 documented
Gladiolus atroviolaceus Boiss. 16 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus calcaratus G.J.Lewis 3 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus decoratus Baker 2 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus exiguus G.J.Lewis 2 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus exilis G.J.Lewis 2 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus rhodanthus J.C.Manning & Goldblatt 2 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus watsonioides Baker 2 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus bilineatus G.J.Lewis 1 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus brachyphyllus F.Bolus 1 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus hajastanicus Gabrieljan 1 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus kotschyanus Boiss. 1 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus laxiflorus Baker 1 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus taubertianus Schltr. 1 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus vinosomaculatus Kies 1 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus × dubius Guss. 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus × lewisiae Oberm. 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus × sulistrovicus Kaminski, Szczep. & Cieslak 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus abyssinicus (Brongn. ex Lem.) B.D.Jacks. 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus actinomorphanthus P.A.Duvign. & Van Bockstal 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus acuminatus F.Bolus 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus aequinoctialis Herb. 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus aladagensis Eker & Sagiroglu 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus alanyensis H.Duman, Sağıroğlu, Tekşen & Karaman 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus albens Goldblatt & J.C.Manning 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus amplifolius Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus andringitrae Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus antakiensis A.P.Ham. 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus antandroyi Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus arcuatus Klatt 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus atropurpureus Baker 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus attilae Kit Tan, B.Mathew & A.Baytop 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus aureus Baker 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus balensis Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus baumii Harms 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus bellus C.H.Wright 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus benguellensis Baker 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus bojeri (Baker) Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus boranensis Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus buckerveldii (L.Bolus) Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus byzantinus Mill. 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus calcicola Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus canaliculatus Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus candidus (Rendle) Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus cataractarum Oberm. 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus chelamontanus Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus chevalierianus Marais 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus clivorum Goldblatt & J.C.Manning 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus comptonii G.J.Lewis 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus cruentus T.Moore 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus curtifolius Marais 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus curtilimbus P.A.Duvign. & Van Bockstal ex S.Córdova 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus cylindraceus G.J.Lewis 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus davisoniae F.Bolus 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus debeerstii De Wild. 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus decaryi Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus delpierrei Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus deserticola Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus dichrous (Bullock) Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus diluvialis Goldblatt & J.C.Manning 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus dolichosiphon Goldblatt & J.C.Manning 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus dolomiticus Oberm. 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus dzavakheticus Eristavi 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus erectiflorus Baker 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus exalatus Goldblatt & Blittersd. 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus fenestratus Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus filiformis Goldblatt & J.C.Manning 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus flavoviridis Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus gallaecicus Pau ex J.-M.Tison & Girod 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus goldblattianus Geerinck 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus gracillimus Baker 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus grantii Baker 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus gregarius Welw. ex Baker 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus gunnisii (Rendle) Marais 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus halophilus Boiss. & Heldr. 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus hamzaoglui H.Duman, Sagiroglu & Teksen 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus harmsianus Vaupel 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus hollandii L.Bolus 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus horombensis Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus huillensis (Welw. ex Baker) Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus humilis Stapf 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus inarimensis Guss. 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus insolens Goldblatt & J.C.Manning 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus intonsus Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus iroensis (A.Chev.) Marais 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus izzet-baysalii Eker & Sagiroglu 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus juncifolius Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus kamiesbergensis G.J.Lewis 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus lapeirousioides Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus ledoctei P.A.Duvign. & Van Bockstal 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus leonensis Marais 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus linearifolius Vaupel 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus lithicola Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus longispathaceus Cufod. 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus loteniensis Hilliard & B.L.Burtt 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus lundaensis Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus luteus Lam. 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus macneilii Oberm. 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus magnificus (Harms) Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus malvinus Goldblatt & J.C.Manning 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus manikaensis Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus mariae Burgt 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus marlothii G.J.Lewis 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus menitskyi Gabrieljan 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus mensensis (Schweinf.) Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus metallicola Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus micranthus Stapf 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus microspicatus P.A.Duvign. & Van Bockstal ex S.Córdova 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus mirus Vaupel 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus mosambicensis Baker 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus mostertiae L.Bolus 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus muenzneri Vaupel 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus murgusicus Mikheev 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus murielae Kelway 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus negeliensis Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus nyasicus Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus oliganthus Baker 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus osmaniyensis Sagiroglu 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus overbergensis Goldblatt & M.P.de Vos 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus paludosus Baker 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus pauciflorus Baker ex Oliv. 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus pavonia Goldblatt & J.C.Manning 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus perrieri Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus persicus Boiss. 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus phoenix Goldblatt & J.C.Manning 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus pole-evansii I.Verd. 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus praecostatus Marais 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus puberulus Vaupel 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus pulcherrimus (G.J.Lewis) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus pungens P.A.Duvign. & Van Bockstal ex S.Córdova 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus pusillus Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus reginae Goldblatt & J.C.Manning 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus richardsiae Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus robiliartianus P.A.Duvign. 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus roseolus Chiov. 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus rubellus Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus rufomarginatus G.J.Lewis 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus rupicola Vaupel 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus salmoneicolor P.A.Duvign. & Van Bockstal ex S.Córdova 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus salteri G.J.Lewis 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus scabridus Goldblatt & J.C.Manning 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus schweinfurthii (Baker) Goldblatt & M.P.de Vos 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus sekukuniensis P.J.D.Winter 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus serapiiflorus Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus serenjensis Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus serpenticola Goldblatt & J.C.Manning 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus siirtensis Pınar, Eroğlu & Fidan 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus somalensis Goldblatt & Thulin 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus stenolobus Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus stenosiphon Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus subcaeruleus G.J.Lewis 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus sudanicus Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus sufflavus (G.J.Lewis) Goldblatt & J.C.Manning 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus sulculatus Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus symonsii F.Bolus 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus szovitsii Grossh. 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus triphyllus (Sm.) Ker Gawl. 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus tshombeanus P.A.Duvign. & Van Bockstal 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus unguiculatus Baker 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus usambarensis Marais ex Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus velutinus De Wild. 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus verdickii De Wild. & T.Durand 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus vernus Oberm. 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus vexillare Martelli 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus vigilans Barnard 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus virgineus Goldblatt & J.C.Manning 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus viridiflorus G.J.Lewis 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus zambesiacus Baker 0 below the evidence gate
Gladiolus zimbabweensis Goldblatt 0 below the evidence gate

Why some species have no pagethe gate

This site is commercial, so it can only publish photographs licensed for commercial use. Roughly three quarters of the photographs on iNaturalist are CC BY-NC, which excludes them. A species needs at least three usable photographs before we will build it a page, because a page with one picture and no traits tells you nothing you could not get from a search result, and generating hundreds of thousands of those is precisely the practice that got the previous version of this site deleted.

So the species above without a link are not errors and they are not omissions. They are real, accepted plants that we cannot yet document to the standard we hold ourselves to, and the count in the photographs column is exactly how far short we fall.

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. Accepted names, authorities, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. Photograph counts, restricted to CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA. Retrieved 2026-06-27.