Asphodels

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Asphodel Family - Asphodelaceae

Hollow-stemmed Asphodel      Asphodelus fistulosus

Native from Macaronesia through the Mediterranean Region to the Araian Peninsula. Leaves narrow and tubular, like those of Chives.

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Branched Asphodel      Asphodelus ramosus

Native from Macaronesia through the Mediterranean Region to Iraq.

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Yellow Asphodel      Asphodeline lutea

Native from the central Mediterranean Region to the Caucasus.

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