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Scientific Name | Gladiolus woodii Baker |
Higher Classification | Monocotyledons |
Family | IRIDACEAE |
Synonyms | Gladiolus nudus N.E.Br., Gladiolus trichostachys Baker |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Least Concern |
Assessment Date | 2016/12/01 |
Assessor(s) | L. von Staden |
Justification | Widespread, common and not in danger of extinction. |
Distribution |
Endemism | Not endemic to South Africa |
Provincial distribution | Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga |
Range | Widespread across eastern South Africa, from the Soutpansberg to the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands and Drakensberg. It also occurs in Swaziland. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | Grassland, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt, Savanna |
Description | Stony, low grassland in high rainfall areas, most commonly on heavier soils of diabase, dolerite or shale origin. |
Population |
Gladiolus woodii is one of the most common grassland Gladiolus species (Goldblatt and Manning 1998).
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Population trend | Stable |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Gladiolus woodii Baker | Least Concern | Raimondo et al. (2009) | |
Bibliography |
Goldblatt, P. and Manning, J.C. 1998. Gladiolus in southern Africa. Fernwood Press, Vlaeberg.
Pooley, E. 2003. Mountain flowers: a field guide to the flora of the Drakensberg and Lesotho. Natal Flora Publications Trust, Durban.
Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., Foden, W., Victor, J.E., Helme, N.A., Turner, R.C., Kamundi, D.A. and Manyama, P.A. 2009. Red List of South African Plants. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
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Citation |
| von Staden, L. 2016. Gladiolus woodii Baker. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/13 |
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