Liliaceous Plants

Dragon Tree Aloe Vera Tenerife Sea Squill Asparagus pastorianus





Asphodel Family - Asphodelaceae

Hollow-stemmed Asphodel      Asphodelus fistulosus

Native to Macaronesia, the Mediterranean Region and the Arabian Peninsula.

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Seed capsule


Slender Asphodel      Asphodelus tenuifolius

Native to Macaronesia and through the southern Mediterranean Region to India.

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Branched Asphodel      Asphodelus ramosus

Native to Macaronesia and through the Mediterranean Region to the Middle East.

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Aloe Vera      Aloe vera

Native to Oman. Widely planted as an ornamental and as a crop for a range of gels and ointments for the cosmetics industry.

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Spider Aloe      Aloe arborescens

Native to southern and south-eastern Africa. Occasionally planted as an ornamental.

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Asparagus Family - Asparagaceae

Centuryplant      Agave americana

Native to the southern USA and Mexico and widely planted as garden ornamental and for a variety of economic purposes.

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Dragon Tree      Dracaena draco

Native to the southern USA and Mexico and widely planted as garden ornamental and for a variety of economic purposes.

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Tenerife Sea Squill      Drimia hesperia

Endemic to the Canary Islands. Flowers late summer/autumn, leaves present over winter and spring. Note that some authors consider this species to be endemic to Tenerife and consider plants on Fuerteventura and Lanzarote to be Drimia maritima.

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Pale-spined Asparagus      Asparagus pastorianus

Native to the Canaries and western Morocco. Common and widespread in Fuerteventura.

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