Asphodeline
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.
| Asphodeline | |
|---|---|
| Asphodeline lutea | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asphodelaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asphodeloideae |
| Genus: | Asphodeline Rchb. |
| Type species | |
| Asphodeline lutea (L.) Rchb. | |
| Synonyms | |
Asphodeline has fleshy roots and fragrant, starry flowers 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.
- Species
- Asphodeline anatolica Tuzlaci - Turkey
- Asphodeline baytopiae Tuzlaci - Turkey, Syria
- Asphodeline brevicaulis (Bertol.) J.Gay ex Baker - from Greece to Iran
- Asphodeline cilicica Tuzlaci - Turkey
- Asphodeline damascena (Boiss.) Baker - Turkey, Syria
- Asphodeline globifera J.Gay ex Baker - Turkey, Syria
- Asphodeline liburnica (Scop.) Rchb. - Italy, southern Balkans, Aegean
- Asphodeline lutea (L.) Rchb. - from Albania to Turkey
- Asphodeline peshmeniana Tuzlaci - Turkey
- Asphodeline prismatocarpa J.Gay ex Boiss. - Turkey
- Asphodeline prolifera (M.Bieb.) Kunth - Caucasus, Iran, Turkey
- Asphodeline recurva Post - Turkey, Syria, Jordan
- Asphodeline rigidifolia (Boiss. & Heldr.) Baker - Turkey
- Asphodeline sertachiae Tuzlaci - Turkey
- Asphodeline taurica (Pall. ex M.Bieb.) Endl. - from Albania to Caucasus
- Asphodeline tenuior (Fisch. ex M.Bieb.) Ledeb. - Caucasus, Iran, Turkey
- Asphodeline turcica Tuzlaci - Turkey
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