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Asphodelus aestivus

Summer asphodel
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asphodelaceae
Subfamily: Asphodeloideae
Genus: Asphodelus
Species: A. aestivus
Binomial name
Asphodelus aestivus
Brot.

Asphodelus aestivus, the summer asphodel, is a species of asphodel. Its distribution is disputed. Some sources state that it only occurs in Portugal and Spain. Others suggest a wider distribution including Italy, Croatia, Greece and North Africa. Confusion over the nomenclature of the species is possible. It grows in dry grasslands and on rocky or sandy ground.



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