Asphodelus macrocarpus
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Asphodelus macrocarpus is a herbaceous
perennial
plant belonging to the genus Asphodelus
of the Liliaceae
family. The Latin name macrocarpus of this species derives from the Greek μακρός (meaning large) and καρπειον (meaning fruit), referred to the size of the fruits.
s). All the leaves are basal, gutter-shaped and covered by a greyish waxy coating. They are about 10–40 mm (0.393700787401575–1.6 ) wide and 50–100 cm (19.7–39.4 ) long. The terminal raceme
is almost cylindrical, about 25–35 cm (9.8–13.8 ) long. The flowers are hermaphroditic, funnel-shaped, about 4 centimetres (1.6 in) of diameter, with six elongated white petals. The stamen
s have a white filament of about 17 mm. Anthers are oval, yellow- orange 2.5 millimetre (0.0984251968503937 in) long. The flowering period extends from late April through June. The egg-shaped yellow-green seed capsules are about 18 millimetre (0.708661417322835 in) long.
Herbaceous
A herbaceous plant is a plant that has leaves and stems that die down at the end of the growing season to the soil level. They have no persistent woody stem above ground...
perennial
Perennial plant
A perennial plant or simply perennial is a plant that lives for more than two years. The term is often used to differentiate a plant from shorter lived annuals and biennials. The term is sometimes misused by commercial gardeners or horticulturalists to describe only herbaceous perennials...
plant belonging to the genus Asphodelus
Asphodelus
Asphodelus is a genus of mainly perennial plants native to western, central and southern Europe, but now spread worldwide. Asphodels are popular garden plants, which grow in well-drained soils with abundant natural light...
of the Liliaceae
Liliaceae
The Liliaceae, or the lily family, is a family of monocotyledons in the order Liliales. Plants in this family have linear leaves, mostly with parallel veins but with several having net venation , and flower arranged in threes. Several have bulbs, while others have rhizomes...
family. The Latin name macrocarpus of this species derives from the Greek μακρός (meaning large) and καρπειον (meaning fruit), referred to the size of the fruits.
Description
Asphodelus macrocarpus grows to a height of 60–150 cm (23.6–59.1 ). The stem is erect, plain, cylindrical and glabrous. It is supported by fleshy, thickened roots (rhizomeRhizome
In botany and dendrology, a rhizome is a characteristically horizontal stem of a plant that is usually found underground, often sending out roots and shoots from its nodes...
s). All the leaves are basal, gutter-shaped and covered by a greyish waxy coating. They are about 10–40 mm (0.393700787401575–1.6 ) wide and 50–100 cm (19.7–39.4 ) long. The terminal raceme
Raceme
A raceme is a type of inflorescence that is unbranched and indeterminate and bears pedicellate flowers — flowers having short floral stalks called pedicels — along the axis. In botany, axis means a shoot, in this case one bearing the flowers. In a raceme, the oldest flowers are borne...
is almost cylindrical, about 25–35 cm (9.8–13.8 ) long. The flowers are hermaphroditic, funnel-shaped, about 4 centimetres (1.6 in) of diameter, with six elongated white petals. The stamen
Stamen
The stamen is the pollen producing reproductive organ of a flower...
s have a white filament of about 17 mm. Anthers are oval, yellow- orange 2.5 millimetre (0.0984251968503937 in) long. The flowering period extends from late April through June. The egg-shaped yellow-green seed capsules are about 18 millimetre (0.708661417322835 in) long.