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Asphodelus

Asphodels
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Division:Magnoliophyta
Class:Lilliopsida
Order:Asparagales
Family:Asphodelaceae
Genus:Asphodelus
Species
A. acaulis Desf. (branched asphodel)
A. aestivus Brot. (Turkish or summer asphodel, silver rod)
A. albus Miller (white asphodel; rimmed lichen)
A. bento-rainhae
A. cerasiferus Gay.
A. chambeironi Jord.
A. damascene
A. fistulosus L. (onion-leaved asphodel, onionweed)
A. luteus (yellow asphodel)
A. microcarpus Salzm. (syn. of A. aestivus)
A. ramosus (asphodel)
A. tenuifolius
A. tenuiflorus Cav.

Asphodelus is a genus of perennial plants native of central and southern Europe, now spread worlwide. Asphodels are popular garden plants, which grow in well drained soils, with abundant natural light.


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