Asphodelaceae FAMILY
Asphodelus ramosus
Asphodelus ramosus
Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Asphodelus ramosus is a herbaceous perennial plant that can be evergreen in mild winter areas. The plant produces one or more rosettes of long, spear-shaped leaves up to 40cm long and one to several branched flowering stems up to 150cm tall[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials. It is often grown as an ornamental.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeCanary Islands, through most of the Mediterranean and eastward to Iraq.
HabitatRocky places, hills and dry places[ 89 Title Flowers of the Mediterranean. Publication Author Polunin. O. and Huxley. A. Publisher Hogarth Press Year 1987 ISBN 0-7012-0784-1 Description A very readable pocket flora that is well illustrated. Gives some information on plant uses. ].