Gladiolus tristis
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Family Iridaceae
Taxonomy: Gladiolus tristis L.
Misapplied names: 3 (APC 2026-07-30)
- Acidanthera platypetala Baker (misapplied)
- Gladiolus grandis Thunb. (misapplied)
- Gladiolus longicollis Baker (misapplied)
Distribution (APC): WA (naturalised), SA (naturalised), Vic (naturalised), Tas (naturalised)
Profiles: APC, Flora of Australia, ALA, iNaturalist, SA eFlora, Vic Flora, Florabase, ATRP
Traits
Top source datasets: ABRS_2022 (2), ABRS_2023 (12), RBGV_2022 (2), RBGV_2023 (7), SAH_2022 (3), SAH_2023 (13), WAH_2022_2 (3), WAH_2023_2 (3), Wenk_2022 (2), Wenk_2023 (1). See below for a full list of sources.
Summary: AusTraits contains 14 traits from 48 records in 10 datasets.
Traits by category (click to expand). For categorical traits, the values are listed. For numerical traits, the mean and range are shown.
fruit morphology
- fruit_type (categorical): capsule (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
- fruit_dehiscence (categorical): dehiscent (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
leaf morphology
- leaf_length (numerical): 450 mm (300-600 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; SAH_2023]
- leaf_width (numerical): 3 mm (2-4 mm) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
- leaf_shape (categorical): strap-shaped (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
- leaf_base_shape (categorical): sheathing (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
- leaf_lamina_posture (categorical): flat (1) [sources: ABRS_2023]
- leaf_arrangement (categorical): distichous (1) [sources: SAH_2023]
- plant_photosynthetic_organ (categorical): leaf (3) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023]
life history
- plant_growth_form (categorical): herb (5) [sources: ABRS_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
- life_history (categorical): perennial (3) [sources: SAH_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2023]
- woodiness_detailed (categorical): herbaceous (5) [sources: ABRS_2022; RBGV_2022; SAH_2022; WAH_2022_2; Wenk_2022]
- storage_organ (categorical): corm (4) [sources: ABRS_2023; RBGV_2023; SAH_2023; WAH_2023_2]
whole plant morphology
- plant_height (numerical): 0.5 m (0.3-0.9 m) [sources: ABRS_2023; SAH_2023; WAH_2023_2]
Sources
| dataset_id | n_traits | n_records | reference |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAH_2023 | 10 | 13 | S. H. of South Australia. eFlora of SA, Electronic Flora of South Australia. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/. |
| ABRS_2023 | 9 | 12 | Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au. |
| RBGV_2023 | 6 | 7 | VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2023. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/. |
| SAH_2022 | 3 | 3 | S. H. of South Australia. eFlora of SA, Electronic Flora of South Australia. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/. |
| WAH_2022_2 | 3 | 3 | Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/. |
| WAH_2023_2 | 2 | 3 | Western Australian Herbarium. Florabase—the Western Australian Flora.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2023. url: https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/. |
| ABRS_2022 | 2 | 2 | Australian Biological Resources Study. Flora of Australia, Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra.. accessed on 14 September, 2022.. 2022. url: http://www.ausflora.org.au. |
| RBGV_2022 | 2 | 2 | VicFlora. Flora of Victoria, Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. accessed on 6 May, 2022.. 2022. url: https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/. |
| Wenk_2022 | 2 | 2 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant growth forms dataset”. 2022. |
| Wenk_2023 | 1 | 1 | E. Wenk. “Unpublished data: Australian plant life history dataset, University of New South Wales, Sydney”. 2023. |