Jacob's-rod / بروق أصفر / عُطعاط /

King's Spear / Yellow Asphodel / أبو صوي / عصفلدين أصفر / عصفلدين قصير الساق /

Asphodeline lutea (L.) Rchb.

Edibility and usage

Blooming period
February to April
Foraging period
April to May
Seed collection period
May to July

Description

Perenniality
Perennial
Petal colour
  • Orange
  • Yellow
Leaf type
  • Entire
Life form
  • Hemicryptophyte
Foliage
Deciduous

Scientifc data

Genus
Asphodeline Rchb.
Family
Asphodelaceae
Wikidata item
Q1499312
GBIF Item
Asphodeline lutea (L.) Rchb. (2777134)

References

  1. Asphodeline lutea (L.) Rchb. in GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-12-01.
  2. Zohary, Michael. Flora Palaestina. Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, 1972.
  3. Hamami, R.(2021).From Crown Anemone to Buchy Bean Caper.Ramallah:A.M. Qattan Foundation.(English and Arabic)

Citation

Asphodeline lutea (L.) Rchb. in Barari platform (2026). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/903 accessed via barari.org on 2/19/2026.

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