Gladiolus dalenii

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Family:IRIDACEAE
Species:Gladiolus dalenii Van Geel
Common Name:Dalen's Gladiolus
Habitat:**
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Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
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Plant Notes:Dalen's Gladiolus is an introduced perennial in the Iris family (Iridaceae). It is native to sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar, Arabia. In Alabama Dalen's Gladiolus can be found state wide. Dalen's Gladiolus occurs on roadsides, around old home sites, in disturbed woodlands, and on vacant lots. It is also frequently cultivated. Dalen's Gladiolus is a perennial from a corm (a short verticle underground stem surrounded by the paper bases of the leaves). Each corm produces 1-9 lanceolate leaves up to two feet in length. The leaves have entire margins and raised and thickened veins. Flowers are produced in a secund spike (the flowers are all on one side) of 12-25 flowers. The six tepals form a flaring tube. The flowers are orange or red with yellow markings. The upper tepal is larger than the others and arches over the stamens, forming a hood. The fruit is a capsule with many papery-winged seed. Dalen's Gladiolus is one of the parents of many of the larger flowered Garden Gladiolus. Dalen's Gladiolus is an old time garden favorite in Alabama. Many forms are available from nurseries, but the most common types seen in the state have either “burnt orange” or red flowers. Dalen's Gladiolus prefers a moist but well-draining soil in full sun. It is deer resistant and drought tolerant. It makes a long lasting cut flower. Plant can be grown from small corm offsets, from seed, or by cutting the corm into sections, making sure to get a portion of the terminal bud with each. --A. Diamond
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Not Native
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Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyIRIDACEAE - Iris family
Genus Gladiolus
Species Gladiolus dalenii Van Geel - Dalen's Gladiolus

Citation

Citation Gladiolus dalenii Van Geel, Sert. Bot. 2: 18. 1829.
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Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Autauga, Bullock, Butler, Calhoun, Chambers, Conecuh, Crenshaw, Cullman, Geneva, Hale, Houston, Jackson, Macon, Mobile, Sumter

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AMAL, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1965 - 1998

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
AMAL00023392 Sumter 27 May 2016 Keener, Brian R.
9624		 AMAL
Gladiolus dalenii Van Geel ssp. dalenii
ALNHS00003816 Macon 16 May 2016 Taylor, Chris T.
SP#2235		 ALNHS
Gladiolus dalenii Van Geel
JSU116339 Cullman 27 Jun 1975 Whetstone, R. David
5084		 JSU
Gladiolus dalenii Van Geel
ALNHS00003815 Macon 17 May 2016 Taylor, Chris T.
SP#2236		 ALNHS
Gladiolus dalenii Van Geel
AMAL00011839 Crenshaw 07 Jun 2006 Diamond, Alvin R.
16484		 AMAL
Gladiolus dalenii Van Geel
JSU116340 Cullman 27 Jun 1975 Whetstone, R. David
5084		 JSU
Gladiolus dalenii Van Geel
AMAL00004449 Calhoun 14 Jul 2013 Spaulding, Daniel D.
13815		 AMAL
Gladiolus dalenii Van Geel
AMAL00013484 Butler 09 Jun 2007 Diamond, Alvin R.
17694		 AMAL
Gladiolus dalenii Van Geel
UWAL0033674 Sumter 27 May 2016 Keener, Brian R.
9624		 UWAL
Gladiolus dalenii Van Geel ssp. dalenii
TROY000047110 Conecuh 07 Jun 2014 Diamond, Alvin R.
25152A		 TROY
Gladiolus dalenii Van Geel
UNA00050269 Houston 11 May 1998 MacDonald, John R.
11173		 UNA
Gladiolus dalenii Van Geel
UNA00007993 Geneva 27 May 1979 Lee, Larry
46		 UNA
Gladiolus dalenii Van Geel
TROY000051361 Sumter 27 May 2016 Keener, Brian R.
9624		 TROY
Gladiolus dalenii Van Geel
SAMF0001723 Chambers 30 Jul 2013 Davenport, Lawrence J.
5543		 SAMF
Gladiolus dalenii Van Geel
TROY000025398 Crenshaw 01 Jul 2008 Diamond, Alvin R.
19484		 TROY
Gladiolus dalenii Van Geel
TROY000039707 Bullock 17 May 2012 Dykes, Bailee
731		 TROY
Gladiolus dalenii Van Geel
UNA00007983 Hale 21 Jun 1966 Williams, Norris H.
315		 UNA
Gladiolus dalenii Van Geel
JSU116341 Jackson 12 Jul 1999 Brodeur, Kristin R.
2109		 JSU
Gladiolus dalenii Van Geel
TROY000047700 Autauga 11 May 2018 Parker, Matthew R.
1705		 TROY
Gladiolus dalenii Van Geel
UWAL0047075 Autauga 11 May 2018 Parker, Matthew R.
1705		 UWAL
Gladiolus dalenii Van Geel
UWAL0016467 Conecuh 07 Jun 2014 Diamond, Alvin R.
25152.1		 UWAL
Gladiolus dalenii Van Geel
UNA00007998 Mobile 16 May 1965 Deramus, Rebecca
D487		 UNA
Gladiolus dalenii Van Geel
ALNHS00002589 Geneva 21 MAY 2014 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#1386		 ALNHS
Gladiolus dalenii Van Geel
UNA00007993 Geneva 27 May 1979 Lee, Larry
46		 UNA
Gladiolus dalenii Van Geel
AMAL00007518 Houston 20 Jun 1978 Kral, Robert
62115		 AMAL
Gladiolus dalenii Van Geel
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