LILY FAMILY
Asphodelus aestivus(COMMON ASPHODEL)
(Zehirli çirişotu)
(Kleinfrüchtiger Affodill) Liliaceae
Shortly rhizomatous perennial herbs. Flowering stem erect, up to 200 cm. Leaves strap-shaped, flat, grey-green, 12-30 mm. Inflorescence much-branched, with dense-flowered racemes. Pedicels jointed at middle. Perianth segments white with a pink or brownish mid-vein, up to 15 mm. Fruit an obovoid capsule. Potential ornemantal. Fl. March-June. Fields, s.l.
Mediterranean area, Portugal.
