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King's Spear / Yellow Asphodel / أبو صوي / عصفلدين قصير الساق / عصفلدين أصفر

Asphodeline lutea (L.) Rchb.

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Edibility and Usage

Blooming period
February to April
Foraging period
April to May
Seed collection period
May to July

Description

Perenniality
Perennial
Petal colour
  • Orange
  • Yellow
Leaf type
  • Entire
Life form
  • Hemicryptophyte
Foliage
Deciduous

Scientifc data

Genus
Asphodeline Rchb.
Family
Asphodelaceae
Wikidata item
Q1499312
GBIF Item
Asphodeline lutea (L.) Rchb. (2777134)

References

  1. Hamami, R.(2021).From Crown Anemone to Buchy Bean Caper.Ramallah:A.M. Qattan Foundation.(English and Arabic)
  2. Asphodeline lutea (L.) Rchb. in GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-12-01.
  3. Zohary, Michael. Flora Palaestina. Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, 1972.

Citation

Asphodeline lutea (L.) Rchb. in Barari platform (2026). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/903 accessed via barari.org on 2/19/2026.

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