''Asphodeline'' is a

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of perennial plants in the

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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 40 ...

, first described as a genus in 1830. It is native to the eastern

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region and the

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from

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and

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east to

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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

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that are yellow in May to June. It grows up to 4 ft in well-drained soil. Its foliage is

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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 ''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 ...

'' Tuzlaci - Turkey # ''

Asphodeline baytopiae ''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 ...

'' Tuzlaci - Turkey, Syria # ''

Asphodeline brevicaulis ''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 ...

'' (Bertol.) J.Gay ex Baker - from Greece to Iran # ''

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 ...

'' Tuzlaci - Turkey # ''

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 ...

'' (Boiss.) Baker - Turkey, Syria # ''

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 ...

'' J.Gay ex Baker - Turkey, Syria # ''

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 ...

'' (Scop.) Rchb. - Italy, southern Balkans, Aegean # ''

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. It has been associated with the Asphodel of the underw ...

'' (L.) Rchb. - from Albania to Turkey # ''

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 ...

'' Tuzlaci - Turkey # ''

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 ...

'' J.Gay ex Boiss. - Turkey # '' Asphodeline prolifera'' (M.Bieb.) Kunth - Caucasus, Iran, Turkey # '' Asphodeline recurva'' Post - Turkey, Syria, Jordan # ''

Asphodeline rigidifolia ''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 ...

'' (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

References

Asphodeloideae Taxa named by Ludwig Reichenbach {{Asphodelaceae-stub