National Consumer Tribunal Annual Report 2011/12 National Consumer Tribunal 2011-12 | Page 71

IRIDACEAE gladiolus overbergensis “Gladiolus”, a genus of the Iris family, is the Latin word for a small sword, an appropriate name since leaves of most Gladiolus species are sword shaped. The Gladiolus Overbergensis only fl owers after fi re – yet another way in which the fl ora of this area exhibits great variety. Annual Report 2011 national consumer tribunal | page 69