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 : Found in cultivated fields. 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 : November-June
  • Distribution :
    • Maharashtra : Akola district
    • Odisha : Khurda district, Sambalpur district
    • Madhya Pradesh : Hoshangabad district
    • Delhi : Vasant Kunj
    • Punjab : Punjab
  • Native : Macaronesia to Indian Subcontinent
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Northern Africa, Arabian peninsula, Indian, Pakistan, Western Himalayas,Southern Europe, Australia
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3
    • emonocot http://e-monocot.org/tour#classify 08-10-2015
    • Kamble & Pradhan, 1988. Flora of Akola District, Maharashtra. Botanical Survey of India
    • Maheshwari K.J (1963). Flora of Delhi: 337-338
    • Duthie J.F.(1960). Flora of The Upper Gangetic Plain Vol.2: 333
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Asphodelus tenuifolius. Downloaded on 10 October 2024.

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