Asphodeline

Hobro, Jylland, Danmark (Dyrket)

3 km N Omalos, Crete, Greece

Botanisk Have Århus

Botanisk Have Århus

Botanisk Have Århus

Asphodeline brevicaulis is a rare perennial of SW Asia. It has a typical branching stem, which you cannot see in this picture. The flower open in the late afternoon and through the night, this is why I this pic was taken in the dark.

Asphodeline brevicaulis is a rare perennial, growing in stony arid places.

Asphodeline brevicaulis is a rare perennial herb of the Middle East. Around Jerusalem it is endangered due to urnan expansions.

Asphodeline brevicaulis is a perennial plant of the eastern Mediterranean arid mountains, in Israel it is rare.

Asphodeline lutea is a well known Mediterranean species. In the Negev Desert highlands there is a disjunct population that survives in rocky areas of high altitudes. It doesn't bloom here every year, when it does. it is in very much contrast to its dry environment. In Israel it is a protected species. This pic was taken in Maale Arod in the western part of the Ramon crater, 900m.

and here you can see the branching stem

Asphodeline lutea is a common mediterranean species. In the Arabian deserts it can be found in refugia mountains.

I was happy to see these beautiful flowers in the last light, just before sunset.

I was happy to see these beautiful flowers in the last light, just before sunset.