Gladiolus palustris

Marsh gladiolus ( Gladiolus palustris)

The swamp or marsh gladiolus gladiolus ( Gladiolus palustris), is a plant of the genus Gladiolus ( Gladiolus ) from the family of Iris Family ( Iridaceae ). The species name is derived from the Latin words " gladius " (sword ) and " palus " (bottom ).

Appearance

The marsh gladiolus is a perennial herbaceous plant that reaches the plant height of 30 to 60 centimeters. As outlasting this Geophyt forms tubers. The stalk is unbranched. More leaves are basal, one is located further up the stem. The leaves are shorter than the stem, simple, parallel-veined, sword- shaped and 4-9 mm wide.

In einseitswendigen inflorescences are usually two to six flowers together. The hermaphrodite flowers are triple. The purple bracts are 3 cm at the base, fused into a curved funnel. The lower inner bracts have a white, outlined in red stripes.

The Marsh Gladiolus flowers from mid-June to July. It is pollinated by bumblebees. Are formed capsule fruits.

The chromosome number is 2n = 60

Occurrence

This species is native to Central Europe, and most rarely to be found scattered in the Alps. It occurs in eastern France, Switzerland, southern and eastern Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland. Next in the Italian Southern Alps, Austria and Hungary, and a little more common in the Balkans. Other locations are in Eastern Europe.

It is found at altitudes 0-1500 meters. Preferred habitats are meadows and peat bog forests, it grows on wet-dry, rather nutrient-poor, but base-rich and rich soils. It is a characteristic species of wet meadows ( Molinion ), but you can find the marsh gladiolus on semi-dry grasslands ( Mesobromion ) and lime - dry pine forests ( Erico - Pinion ). Such is the largest known German deposits found on the Königsbrunner heath south of Augsburg.

Conservation

The marsh gladiolus is on the Red List of Germany and in the Red List of Bavaria under the threat level 2 ( high risk ).

Naming

Your bulb is with a network, similar to a mail shirt covered. In the Middle Ages it was believed, who bears the tuber under the armor was invulnerable in battle. The name gladiolus implied nor out.