Tritoniopsis pulchra (Plants) by Andrewm on 14th July 2012

Tritoniopsis pulchra B'Bos

Observed by Andrewm on 8th July 2012

(Added to iSpot on 14th July 2012)

It was the only one I saw. It was smaller than the description in the Bulb Encyclopaedia about 20cm high. No scent. No leaves at flowering, but I saw dead leaves at the bottom and have included the pic. The description is from the Pacific Bulb Soc. website here: http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/SouthernAfricanGladi... . The other possibility is G.carmineus but that is out of range, and out of flowering time.

Location: Kerk St, Baardskeerdersbos

Identifications

Gladiolus stefaniae by Andrewm at 11:49 am 14/07/12
Confidence: It's likely to be this, but I can't be certain.
Notes: Gladiolus stefaniae grows in the mountains of the southern Cape on rocky slopes in gullies that are wet. This species flowers at the end of the dry hot summer after the weather has become cooler and it has started to rain. The flowering stem is produced before the leaf. The large flowers are red with a median white streak in the lower two-thirds of the lower three tepals.
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likely ID
Tritoniopsis pulchra by Jeff at 9:58 pm 14/07/12
Confidence: It's likely to be this, but I can't be certain.
ID agreements (): 1 person agrees with this identification.
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Comments

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14 July 2012 - 9:53pm — Jeff Jeff is knowledgeable about Plants

Too many flowers for G. stefaniae, and too small. And flowering time wrong. Think we should maybe look outside this genus too - I'm not getting a gladdie vibe here. Looks closer to Tritoniopsis?