''Asphodeline'' is a
genus
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of perennial plants in the
family
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Asphodelaceae
Asphodelaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Asparagales. Such a family has been recognized by most taxonomists, but the circumscription has varied widely. In its current circumscription in the APG IV system, it includes about 4 ...
, first described as a genus in 1830. It is native to the eastern
Mediterranean
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region and the
Middle East
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The term came into widespread usage by the United Kingdom and western Eur ...
from
Italy
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and
Algeria
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east to
Iran
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.
[Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.]
''Asphodeline'' has fleshy roots and fragrant, starry
flowers
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that are yellow in May to June. It grows up to 4 ft in well-drained soil. Its foliage is
blue-green and grassy, with tall, narrow flower spikes. It takes at least three years before newly planted seedlings flower. The yellow flowers always make an interesting addition to the late-spring garden. The individual flowers on the spikes open in a seemingly random order, and do not last long, being replaced quickly by other flowers.
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Asphodeline anatolica''
Tuzlaci - Turkey
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Asphodeline baytopiae''
Tuzlaci - Turkey, Syria
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Asphodeline brevicaulis''
(Bertol.) J.Gay ex Baker - from Greece to Iran
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Asphodeline cilicica
''Asphodeline'' is a genus of perennial plants in the family Asphodelaceae, first described as a genus in 1830. It is native to the eastern Mediterranean region and the Middle East from Italy and Algeria east to Iran.Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C ...
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Tuzlaci - Turkey
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Asphodeline damascena
''Asphodeline'' is a genus of perennial plants in the family Asphodelaceae, first described as a genus in 1830. It is native to the eastern Mediterranean region and the Middle East from Italy and Algeria east to Iran.Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C ...
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(Boiss.) Baker - Turkey, Syria
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Asphodeline globifera
''Asphodeline'' is a genus of perennial plants in the family Asphodelaceae, first described as a genus in 1830. It is native to the eastern Mediterranean region and the Middle East from Italy and Algeria east to Iran.Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C ...
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J.Gay ex Baker - Turkey, Syria
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Asphodeline liburnica
''Asphodeline'' is a genus of perennial plants in the family Asphodelaceae, first described as a genus in 1830. It is native to the eastern Mediterranean region and the Middle East from Italy and Algeria east to Iran.Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C ...
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(Scop.) Rchb. - Italy, southern Balkans, Aegean
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Asphodeline lutea
''Asphodeline lutea'' (king's spear, yellow asphodel) is a perennial plant native to southeastern Europe, northern Africa, the Caucasus and the Levant. It is grown as a landscaping plant.
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(L.) Rchb. - from Albania to Turkey
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Asphodeline peshmeniana
''Asphodeline'' is a genus of perennial plants in the family Asphodelaceae, first described as a genus in 1830. It is native to the eastern Mediterranean region and the Middle East from Italy and Algeria east to Iran.Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C ...
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Tuzlaci - Turkey
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Asphodeline prismatocarpa
''Asphodeline'' is a genus of perennial plants in the family Asphodelaceae, first described as a genus in 1830. It is native to the eastern Mediterranean region and the Middle East from Italy and Algeria east to Iran.Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C ...
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J.Gay ex Boiss. - Turkey
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Asphodeline prolifera
''Asphodeline'' is a genus of perennial plants in the family Asphodelaceae, first described as a genus in 1830. It is native to the eastern Mediterranean region and the Middle East from Italy and Algeria east to Iran.Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C ...
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(M.Bieb.) Kunth - Caucasus, Iran, Turkey
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Asphodeline recurva
''Asphodeline'' is a genus of perennial plants in the family Asphodelaceae, first described as a genus in 1830. It is native to the eastern Mediterranean region and the Middle East from Italy and Algeria east to Iran.Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C ...
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Post - Turkey, Syria, Jordan
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Asphodeline rigidifolia''
(Boiss. & Heldr.) Baker - Turkey
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Asphodeline sertachiae''
Tuzlaci - Turkey
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Asphodeline taurica''
(Pall. ex M.Bieb.) Endl. - from Albania to Caucasus
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Asphodeline tenuior''
(Fisch. ex M.Bieb.) Ledeb. - Caucasus, Iran, Turkey
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Asphodeline turcica''
Tuzlaci - Turkey
References
Asphodeloideae
Taxa named by Ludwig Reichenbach
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