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Gladiolus woodii

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Gladiolus woodii. See image source here.

#48 They called me Gladiolus woodii. I pay homage to the male botanist John Medley Wood, Geoffrey H.S. Wood, Howard Page Wood, Alphonso Wood, or William Wood. They first catalogued me in 1892.

Native to Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Provinces, and Swaziland.

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Gladiolus sericeovillosus

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Gladiolus sericeovillosus. See image source here.

#47 They called me Gladiolus sericeovillosus, also known as Gladiolus ludwigii. I pay homage to the male botanist Christian Friedrich Ludwig. They first catalogued me in 1864.

Native to Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Provinces, Swaziland, and Zimbabwe.

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Crocus aleppicus

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Crocus aleppicus. See image source here.

#46 They called me Crocus aleppicus, also known as Crocus gaillardotii. I pay homage to the male botanist Charles Gaillardot. They first catalogued me in 1873.

Native to Lebanon-Syria, and Palestine.