Asphodeline lutea, King's Spear, Yellow asphodel,
Jacob's rod, עיריוני צהוב
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| | Scientific name: |
| Asphodeline lutea (L.) Rchb. |
| Common name: |
| King's Spear, Yellow asphodel, Jacob's rod, |
| Hebrew name: |
| עיריוני צהוב |
| Family: |
| Liliaceae, שושניים |
Location: Joop Westerweel forest, road 672; Date Picture Taken: February 11, 2010
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| | Life form: |
| Hemicryptophyte |
| Leaves: |
| Rosette, alternate, entire, smooth |
| Flowers: |
| Yellow, orange petals; hermaphrodite only |
| Fruits / pods: |
| Homogeneous seeds-fruits |
| Flowering Period: |
| February, March, April, May |
| Habitat: |
| Batha, Phrygana, Shrub-steppes |
| Distribution: |
| Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes |
| Chorotype: |
| Mediterranean |
| Summer shedding: |
| Ephemeral |
Location: Joop Westerweel forest, road 672; Date Picture Taken: February 11, 2010
Derivation of the botanical name:
Asphodeline, Latin asphodelus, Greek ἀσϕοδελίνη asphodelos, of unknown origin. Asphodeline lutea was sacred to Persephone and associated with the fields of the dead.
lutea, golden, saffron, orange-yellow.
- The standard author abbreviation L. is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy.
- The standard author abbreviation Rchb. is used to indicate Heinrich Gottlieb Ludwig Reichenbach (1793 – 1879), a German botanist and ornithologist.
Location: Joop Westerweel forest, road 672; Date Picture Taken: February 11, 2010
Location: Joop Westerweel forest, road 672; Date Picture Taken: February 11, 2010
Location: Joop Westerweel forest, road 672; Date Picture Taken: February 11, 2010
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