Pan India Bouquets

Asphodelus tenuifolius Cav.

Family : Liliaceae
(Lily Family)
Family (Hindi name) : BACHNAG FAMILY (बचनाग फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Xanthorrhoeaceae
Synonym(s) : Verinea tenuifolia (Cav.) Pomel
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Asphodelus tenuifolius Cav.
Common name : Onion Weed,White Asphodel
Habit : Herb
Habitat : A common winter weed of cultivation in moist localities. Also found in moist, watse and unused ground
Comments / notes : The plant and seeds are sometimes eaten in India by famine-stricken
Key identification features : Stemless herb. Flowers whitish, in lax racemes, loculicidal. Seeds black, rugose
Flower, Fruit : January-June
Distribution :
- Delhi : Vasant Kunj
Native : Macaronesia to Indian Subcontinent
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Northern Africa, Arabian peninsula, Indian, Pakistan, Western Himalayas,Southern Europe, introduced in Australia
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Literature : Maheshwari K.J (1963). Flora of Delhi: 337-338; Duthie J.F.(1960). Flora of The Upper Gangetic Plain Vol.2: 333
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Asphodelus tenuifolius. Downloaded on 13 August 2022.