Taxonomy: Fam. Xanthorrhoeaceae// Genus: Asphodeline/ Species: Asphodeline liburnica (Scop.) Rchb. The classification is given according to The Euro+Med Planbase (source: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, 2010).
Determined according to the botanical key provided by Webb (1980 in Tutin et al.).
Lifeform: Perennial plant. Hemicryptophyte – according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native to Italy, Balkan Peninsula to Aegean Islands and Lebanon according to the distribution information provided by The Euro+Med Planbase (source: Raab-Straube, 2021+) and the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Pastures, edges and clearings of oak forests. Recorded from c. 500 to 800 m a.s.l.
Flowering period: Summer: JUN, JUL.
Locality: village of Beli region. Date: 18.06.2022.
Asphodeline liburnica – habitat. Hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Asphodeline liburnica – habit. Hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Asphodeline liburnica – habit. Hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Asphodeline liburnica – habit. Hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Asphodeline liburnica – habit. Hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Asphodeline liburnica – habit. Hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Asphodeline liburnica – stem with inflorescence. Hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Asphodeline liburnica – inflorescence. Hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Asphodeline liburnica – inflorescence. Hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Asphodeline liburnica – inflorescence. Hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Asphodeline liburnica – flowers. Hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Asphodeline liburnica – flower. Hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Asphodeline liburnica – flower. Hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Asphodeline liburnica – flowers. Hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Asphodeline liburnica – flower. Hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Asphodeline liburnica – flower buds. Hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Asphodeline liburnica – lower part of stem with leaves. Hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Asphodeline liburnica – lower part of stem with leaves. Hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Asphodeline liburnica – lower part of stem with leaves. Hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Asphodeline liburnica – leaves. Hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Asphodeline liburnica – leaves. Hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Locality: village of Beli region. Date: 15.07.2020.
Asphodeline liburnica – habitat. Hilly region near village of Beli, 15.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Asphodeline liburnica – habit. Hilly region near village of Beli, 15.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Asphodeline liburnica – upper part of plant with inflorescence. Hilly region near village of Beli, 15.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Asphodeline liburnica – inflorescence with flower buds, flowers and fruits- capsules. Hilly region near village of Beli, 15.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Asphodeline liburnica – inflorescence with flower buds, unopened flowers and capsules. Hilly region near village of Beli, 15.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Asphodeline liburnica – inflorescence with flower and capsules. Hilly region near village of Beli, 15.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Asphodeline liburnica – flowers. Hilly region near village of Beli, 15.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Asphodeline liburnica – capsules. Hilly region near village of Beli, 15.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Asphodeline liburnica – lower part of plant- lower part of flowering stems with cauline leaves. Hilly region near village of Beli, 15.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Asphodeline liburnica – stem with cauline leaves. Hilly region near village of Beli, 15.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Asphodeline liburnica – stems with cauline leaves. Hilly region near village of Beli, 15.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Asphodeline liburnica – inflorescence. Specimen found in the hilly region near village of Beli, 15.07.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Locality: ridge between Lake Gradche and the gorge of the Orizarska River. Date: 04.07.2021.
Asphodeline liburnica – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Asphodeline liburnica – flowers. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Asphodeline liburnica – unopened flowers and flower buds. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Asphodeline liburnica – lower part of stem with leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 04.07.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Asphodeline liburnica – habit during vegetation. Osogovo, mountain ridge between lake “Gradche” and the gorge of “Orizarska” River, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Webb, D. A. 1980. Asphodeline Reichenb. Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A. (eds.), Flora Europaea. Volume 5. Alismataceae to Orchidaceae (Monocotyledones). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 17–18.
