Dalen's Gladiolus

Gladiolus dalenii

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Not native

Not native to Florida. How scores work Is it native here?

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At a glance

Not yet recorded · Height · Spread · Light · Soil · Life cycle · Leaves · Bloom

This plant is missing most of its facts, so Quercus is looking them up in old botany books.

Recorded in 25 Florida counties.

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

14CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including FL

Genus host records with ranges including FL · Gladiolus

Acharia stimuleaSaddleback Caterpillar Moth
Agrotis ipsilonIpsilon Dart, Black Cutworm, Greasy Cutworm
Automeris ioIo Moth
Chrysodeixis includensSoybean Looper Moth
Elasmopalpus lignosellaLesser Cornstalk Borer
Helicoverpa zeaCorn Earworm Moth
Heliothis phloxiphagaSpotted Straw Sun Moth, Darker Spotted Straw Moth
Megalographa bilobaBilobed Looper Moth
Spodoptera eridaniaSouthern Armyworm Moth
Spodoptera frugiperdaFall Armyworm Moth

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Spodoptera latifasciaOrange-Striped Armyworm, Velvet Armyworm Moth
Spodoptera ornithogalliYellow-Striped Armyworm Moth, Cotton Cutworm
Trichoplusia niNi Moth, Cabbage Looper Moth
Xanthotype sospetaCrocus Geometer

Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)

—BeesSoutheastern regional records

—Specialist beesPollen specialists

—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family: Iridaceae

What its natural habitat tells you

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Conservation status

Florida rank	Not available
Global rank	Not available
FL status	Not verified
Federal status	Not verified

Conservation source

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