Gladiolus carinatus

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}

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| image = Gladiolus carinatus.jpg

| genus = Gladiolus

| species = carinatus

| authority = Aiton

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{{Species list

| Gladiolus nivenii | Baker

| Gladiolus odorus | Salisb.

| Gladiolus ringens | Andrews

| Gladiolus superans | N.E.Br.

| Gladiolus tenellus | Jacq.

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| synonyms_ref = {{cite POWO |id=437346-1 |title=Gladiolus carinatus |access-date=15 January 2022}}

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Gladiolus carinatus, commonly as the blue Afrikaner, is a perennial plant belonging to the genus Gladiolus and is part of the fynbos. The plant is native to the Western Cape.{{cite web |url=http://redlist.sanbi.org/species.php?species=1549-32 |title=Blou-Afrikaner |website=redlist.sanbi.org |publisher=SANBI |access-date=15 January 2022 }}