| Asphodeline lutea | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asphodelaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asphodeloideae |
| Genus: | Asphodeline |
| Species: | A. lutea
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| Binomial name | |
| Asphodeline lutea | |
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Asphodelus luteus L. | |
Asphodeline lutea (king's spear, yellow asphodel) is a perennial plant native to southeastern Europe, northern Africa, the Caucasus and the Levant.[1] It is grown as a landscaping plant.[2]
It has been associated with the Asphodel of the Ancient Greek underworld,[3] but so has the closely related Asphodelus ramosus.
- ^ a b Kew Plants of the World Online
- ^ "Asphodeline lutea". Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
- ^ Robert Graves. The Common Asphodel 1949