Asphodelaceae
Asphodelus

Asphodelus gracilis Braun-Blanq. & Maire

First published in Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 13: 193 (1922)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is NW. Morocco. It is a tuberous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Morocco

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 1-529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Rankou, H., Culham, A., Taleb, M.S., Ouhammou, A., Martin, G. & Jury, S.L. (2015). Conservation assessments and red listing of the endemic Moroccan flora (monocotyledons). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 177: 504-575.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Jafri, S.M.H. & El-Gadi, A. (eds.) (1978). Flora of Libya 57: 1-81. Al-Faateh University, Tripoli. [Cited as Asphodelus aestivus.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Rankou, H., Culham, A., Taleb, M.S., Ouhammou, A., Martin, G. & Jury, S.L. (2015). Conservation assessments and red listing of the endemic Moroccan flora (monocotyledons). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 177: 504-575.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0