Iridaceae Juss.
Gladiolus x colvillii Sweet , legitimate, named hybrid
Sweet, R. (1826), The British Flower Garden 2: t. 155 [primary reference]
  • Type: "was raised, in 1823, at the Nursery of Mr. Colvill, from seeds of G. concolor, that had been fertilized by the pollen of G. cardinalis."
Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 20 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Gladiolus cardinalis Curtis legitimate
Cooke, D.A. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1986), Iridaceae. Flora of Australia 46: 66 [secondary reference]
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]
  • APC Dist.: Vic (doubtfully naturalised)
de Salas, M.F. & Baker, M.L. (2016), Tasmanian vascular plant census. A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 89 [secondary reference]