Asphodelus ramosus L.

Bâton-blanc ramifié (fr), Asphodèle rameux (fr), Asphodèle d'été (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asphodelaceae > Asphodelus

Characteristics

A herb. The stem is highly branched. It grows 60-80 cm tall. It has an underground storage organ. The flowers are white with a brown streak The fruit are small round capsules.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) 0.28 - 0.48
Mature height (meter) 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a Mediterranean climate plant. It grows on dry meadows and rocky places.
More
Rocky places, hills and dry places.
Light 5-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 3-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-9

Usage

Caution: The leaves are poisonous.
Uses dye material medicinal poison
Edible flowers roots seeds tubers
Therapeutic use Diuretic (unspecified), Emmenagogue (unspecified), Tumor(Breast) (unspecified), Tumor (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) 17 - 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Asphodelus ramosus habit picture by tereseta (cc-by-sa)
Asphodelus ramosus habit picture by Delgado Higueras Javier (cc-by-sa)
Asphodelus ramosus habit picture by Vincenc J (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Asphodelus ramosus leaf picture by Pascal DUPUIS (cc-by-sa)
Asphodelus ramosus leaf picture by Camilla Crifò (cc-by-sa)
Asphodelus ramosus leaf picture by Pituivan (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Asphodelus ramosus flower picture by arrabiata Giorgio (cc-by-sa)
Asphodelus ramosus flower picture by BG Momo (cc-by-sa)
Asphodelus ramosus flower picture by Camilla Crifò (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Asphodelus ramosus fruit picture by gerard Legris (cc-by-sa)
Asphodelus ramosus fruit picture by Camilla Crifò (cc-by-sa)
Asphodelus ramosus fruit picture by González Castelli Elena (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Asphodelus ramosus world distribution map, present in Albania, Cyprus, Algeria, Egypt, Spain, France, Greece, Iraq, Italy, Libya, Morocco, Palau, Portugal, Singapore, Turks and Caicos Islands, and Tunisia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:531548-1
WFO ID wfo-0000637103
COL ID HD4Y
BDTFX ID 75621
INPN ID 84372
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Asphodelus microcarpus f. littoralis Asphodelus africanus Asphodelus albus Asphodelus infestus Asphodelus jacobi Asphodelus albus subsp. microcarpus Asphodelus albus subsp. ramosus Asphodelus microcarpus subsp. affinis Asphodelus microcarpus var. africanus Asphodelus microcarpus var. audibertii Asphodelus microcarpus var. jacobi Asphodelus microcarpus subsp. nervosus Asphodelus microcarpus var. nervosus Asphodelus ramosus var. aestivus Asphodelus ramosus var. microcarpus Asphodelus ramosus subsp. microcarpus Asphodelus albus var. littoralis Asphodelus albus subsp. morisianus Asphodelus microcarpus f. crinipes Asphodelus ramosus

Lower taxons

Asphodelus albus subsp. albus Asphodelus ramosus subsp. ramosus Asphodelus ramosus subsp. distalis