- Family:
- Asphodelaceae Juss.
- Genus:
- Asphodelus L.
Asphodelus fistulosus L.

[FSOM]
M. Thulin et al. Flora of Somalia Vol. 1-4 [updated 2008] https://plants.jstor.org/collection/FLOS
- Morphology General Habit
- Annual or short-lived perennial with numerous slender roots
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves up to 40 x 0.4 cm, hollow, subterete, minutely scabrid
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
- Inflorescence 15–70 cm tall, simple or branched, with a hollow peduncle; bracts 4–7 mm long; pedicels articulated near middle
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Tepal
- Tepals 5–12 mm long, white or pink with brownish midnerve
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Capsule 4–7 x 4–5 mm, transversely wrinkled.
- Distribution
- N2, 3 Canary Is., the Mediterranean area, Arabia, Eritrea and Socotra, naturalized in Australia.
- Ecology
- Altitude range c. 600–1150 m.
- Note
- First record for Somalia. The two collections seen represent the annual small-flowered form that is sometimes recognized as A. tenuifolius (see Ruiz Rejon & al. in Pl. Syst. Evol. 169: 1–12, 1990).
Native to:
Albania, Algeria, Azores, Baleares, Canary Is., Cape Verde, Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., France, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Madeira, Mauritius, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Portugal, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, Sinai, Spain, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia
Introduced into:
Argentina Northeast, Belgium, Bolivia, California, Cape Provinces, Chile Central, Germany, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southwest, Netherlands, New Mexico, New South Wales, New Zealand South, Texas
Asphodelus fistulosus L. appears in other Kew resources:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Oct 4, 2001 | Saifan, S. [1163], Jordan | K000480464 | No | ||
Jan 1, 1991 | Abd El Ghani, M.M. [s.n.], Egypt | K000480461 | No | ||
Jan 1, 1991 | Collenette, I.S. [1722], Saudi Arabia | K000480476 | No | ||
Jan 1, 1991 | Leach, W.H. [s.n.], Saudi Arabia | K000480474 | No | ||
Jan 1, 1991 | Collenette, I.S. [1722], Saudi Arabia | K000480475 | No | ||
Jan 1, 1990 | Della, A. [2366], Cyprus | K000480463 | No | ||
Jan 1, 1981 | Merton, L.F.H. [553], Cyprus | K000480465 | No | ||
Jan 1, 1981 | Davis [2375], Cyprus | K000480466 | No | ||
Jan 1, 1981 | Davis [2022], Cyprus | K000480468 | No | ||
Jan 1, 1981 | Sintenis, P. [560], Cyprus | K000480472 | No | ||
Jan 1, 1981 | Merton, L.F.H. [1873], Cyprus | K000480469 | No | ||
Jan 1, 1981 | Merton, L.F.H. [553], Cyprus | K000480467 | No | ||
Jan 1, 1981 | Sintenis, P. [560], Cyprus | K000480473 | No | ||
Jan 1, 1981 | Merton, L.F.H. [1873], Cyprus | K000480470 | No | ||
Jan 1, 1981 | Sintenis, P. [560], Cyprus | K000480471 | No | ||
K000480460 | No | ||||
Birkinshaw, D. [56], Syria | K000480455 | No | |||
Miller, A.G. [203], Yemen | K000480478 | No | |||
Davis [27146], Turkey | K000480480 | No | |||
Davis [25737], Turkey | K000480482 | No | |||
Thulin, M. [8646], Yemen | K000480477 | No | |||
Davis [21683], Turkey | K000480481 | No | |||
Batanouny, K.H. [3002], Qatar | K000480458 | No | |||
Hennipman, E. [175], Turkey | K000480483 | No | |||
Thulin, M. [9979], United Arab Emirates | K000480459 | No | |||
s.coll. [644], Israel | K000480453 | No | |||
Meyers, F.S. [450], Jordan | K000480454 | No | |||
Abd El Ghani, M.M. [4596], Egypt | K000480462 | No | |||
Duling, D. [83], Oman | K000480457 | No | |||
Furse, P. [4175], Turkey | K000480479 | No | |||
Lowne, B.T. [211], Palestinian Territory, Occupied | K000480456 | No |
First published in Sp. Pl.: 309 (1753)
Accepted by
- Chaudhary, S.A. (2001). Flora of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 3: 1-368. Ministry of Agriculture & Water, Riyadh.
- Danin, A. (2004). Distribution Atlas of Plants in the Flora Palaestina area: 1-517. The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Jerusalem.
- Davis, P.H. (ed.) (1984). Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands 8: 1-632. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.
- Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
- Espejo Serena, A. & López-Ferrari, A.R. (1993). Las Monocotiledóneas Mexicanas una Sinopsis Florística 1(2): 1-70. Consejo Nacional de la Flora de México, México D.F.
- Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2002). Flora of North America North of Mexico 26: 1-723. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
- Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.
- Jafri, S.M.H. & El-Gadi, A. (eds.) (1978). Flora of Libya 57: 1-81. Al-Faateh University, Tripoli.
- Jeanmonod, D. & Schlüssel, A. (2006). Notes et contributions à la flore de Corse, XXI. Candollea 61: 93-134.
- Meikle, R.D. (1985). Flora of Cyprus 2: 833-1970. The Bentham-Moxon Trust Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Meyer, F.K. (2011). Beiträge zur Flora von Albanien. Haussknechtia, Beih. 15: 1-220.
- Mosti, S., Raffaelli, M. & Tardelli, M. (2012). Contributions to the flora of central-southern Dhofar (Sultanate of Oman). Webbia; Raccolta de Scritti Botanici 67: 65-91.
- Rico, E. & al. (eds.) in Castroviejo, S. & al. (eds.) (2013). Flora Iberica 20: 1-651. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid.
- Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2006). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 2: 1-466. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.
- Zuloaga, F.O. & Morrone, O. (eds.) (1996). Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledoneae). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares de la República Argentina 1: 1-323. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis.
Literature
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Boulos, L. (2005). Flora of Egypt 4: 1-617. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
- Chaudhary, S.A. (2001). Flora of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 3: 1-368. Ministry of Agriculture & Water, Riyadh.
- Espejo Serena, A. & López-Ferrari, A.R. (1993). Las Monocotiledóneas Mexicanas una Sinopsis Florística 1(2): 1-70. Consejo Nacional de la Flora de México, México D.F.
- Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2002). Flora of North America North of Mexico 26: 1-723. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
- Hassler, M. (2012). Flora of Rhodes. Systematic list of flora of Rhodes http://www.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de/~db111/flora/rhodos/list.php.
- Meyer, F.K. (2011). Beiträge zur Flora von Albanien. Haussknechtia, Beih. 15: 1-220.
- Mosti, S., Raffaelli, M. & Tardelli, M. (2012). Contributions to the flora of central-southern Dhofar (Sultanate of Oman). Webbia; Raccolta de Scritti Botanici 67: 65-91.
- Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2006). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 2: 1-466. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.
- Zuloaga, F.O. & Morrone, O. (eds.) (1996). Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledoneae). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares de la República Argentina 1: 1-323. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis.
Flora of Somalia
- Flora Somalia, Vol 4, (1995) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
- Pickering, H. & Awale, A. I. (2018). Introduction to plants in Central Somaliland. Ponte Invisibile, Redsea Cultural Foundation.
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