Native to 39 botanical countries across Europe, Africa, and Temperate Asia; introduced into Alabama, California, Madeira; extinct in Switzerland (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 1 country.
Location
Italy, Tuscany
43.128056, 11.264167
Location Remarks
Riserva Naturale Basso Merse
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Italy, Abruzzo
42.226111, 14.553611
Location Remarks
Riserva Naturale Torino di Sangro. Strada Communale Lentisco.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Asparagales
Family
Iridaceae
Genus
Gladiolus
Specific Epithet
italicus
Authorship
Mill.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 0.5
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.0
Global rank
#323,627 of 335,497
Top 97%
Extinction probability
5%