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King's-spear

Asphodeline lutea

Field notes

Asphodeline lutea (king's spear, yellow asphodel) is a perennial plant native to southeastern Europe, northern Africa, the Caucasus and the Levant. It is grown as a landscaping plant.

It has been associated with the Asphodel of the Ancient Greek underworld, but so has the closely related Asphodelus ramosus.

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