Native to Cape Provinces, Eswatini, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho, Northern Provinces (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal
-31.006667, 30.177222
Location Remarks
Umtamvuna Nature Reserve, west of Port Edward. Rock outcrop in grassland along the south rim of the gorge.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Family
Iridaceae
Genus
Gladiolus
Specific Epithet
longicollis
Authorship
Baker
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.5
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.2
Global rank
#218,119 of 335,497
Top 66%
Extinction probability
13%