Gladiolus italicus  

Gladiolus italicus Mill. (syn.: G. segetum Ker Gawler) (Medit., Canary Isl.) – An exceptional alien. Discovered in grassland in Anderlecht in 2012 and subsequently confirmed in 2013. The vector of introduction of this species remains unknown.

Selected literature:

Buchanan A. (s.d.) The Taxonomic Status of Gladiolus illyricus (Iridaceae) in Britain. PhD thesis, London [available online at: http://www.bsbi.org.uk/BuchananGladiolus.pdf]

Hamilton A.P. (1973) The Corne Flagge - a neolithic plant? Watsonia 9(4): 427-428.

Tison J.M. & Girod C. (2014a) Synopsis du genre Gladiolus L. (Iridaceae) en France. J. Bot. Soc. Bot. Fr. 68: 69-75.

Tison J.M. & Girod C. (2014b) Etude morphométrique des glaïeuls méditerranéens (Gladiolus L., Iridaceae) en France J. Bot. Soc. Bot. Fr. 68: 51-68.