Asphodelus albus Mill.

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Taxonomy: Fam. Asphodelaceae// Genus: Asphodelus// Species: Asphodelus albus Mill.// The classification is given according to The Euro+Med PlanBase (Raab-Straube, 2021+).

Determined according to the botanical key provided Richardson and Smythies (1980 in Tutin et al.).

Lifeform: Perennial; hemicryptophyte – according to the  Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native from Spain and France to the Balkan Peninsula according to the distribution information provided by The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, 2010).

Habitat: Grasslands, pastures, sparce woods, edges and clearings of oak and European beech forests. Recorded from c. 500 up to 1600 m altitude. Recorded in several localities: lake “Gradche”, village of Pantelej region, village of Leshki region, Ponikva, Ratkova skala- village of Ratkovica region, Sinkovica.

Flowering period: Spring – early summer: MAY, JUL.

Locality: village of Ratkovica region.

Asphodelus albus – habit. Osogovo, Ratkova Skala – village of “Ratkovica”, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asphodelus albus – habit. Osogovo, Ratkova Skala – village of “Ratkovica”, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asphodelus albus – habit. Osogovo, Ratkova Skala – village of “Ratkovica”, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asphodelus albus – habit. Osogovo, Ratkova Skala – village of “Ratkovica”, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asphodelus albus – inflorescence. Osogovo, Ratkova Skala – village of “Ratkovica”, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asphodelus albus – inflorescence. Osogovo, Ratkova Skala – village of “Ratkovica”, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asphodelus albus – flowers. Osogovo, Ratkova Skala – village of “Ratkovica”, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asphodelus albus – flowers. Osogovo, Ratkova Skala – village of “Ratkovica”, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asphodelus albus – flowers. Osogovo, Ratkova Skala – village of “Ratkovica”, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asphodelus albus – flowers. Osogovo, Ratkova Skala – village of “Ratkovica”, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asphodelus albus – flowers. Osogovo, Ratkova Skala – village of “Ratkovica”, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asphodelus albus – flowers. Osogovo, Ratkova Skala – village of “Ratkovica”, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asphodelus albus – flowers. Osogovo, Ratkova Skala – village of “Ratkovica”, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asphodelus albus – flower buds. Osogovo, Ratkova Skala – village of “Ratkovica”, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asphodelus albus – capsules. Osogovo, Ratkova Skala – village of “Ratkovica”, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asphodelus albus – capsules. Osogovo, Ratkova Skala – village of “Ratkovica”, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asphodelus albus – leaves. Osogovo, Ratkova Skala – village of “Ratkovica”, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asphodelus albus – scape and leaves. Osogovo, Ratkova Skala – village of “Ratkovica”, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asphodelus albus – scape and leaves. Osogovo, Ratkova Skala – village of “Ratkovica”, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asphodelus albus – scape and leaves. Osogovo, Ratkova Skala – village of “Ratkovica”, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asphodelus albus – scape. Osogovo, Ratkova Skala – village of “Ratkovica”, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asphodelus albus – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, Ratkova Skala – village of “Ratkovica”, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asphodelus albus – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, Ratkova Skala – village of “Ratkovica”, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

Locality: Ponikva.

Asphodelus albus – habit. Osogovo – Ponikva 04.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asphodelus albus – habit. Osogovo – Ponikva 04.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asphodelus albus – habit. Osogovo – Ponikva 04.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asphodelus albus – habit. Osogovo – Ponikva 04.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asphodelus albus – habit. Osogovo – Ponikva 04.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asphodelus albus – inflorescence. Osogovo – Ponikva 04.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asphodelus albus – flowers. Osogovo – Ponikva 04.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asphodelus albus – flowers. Osogovo – Ponikva 04.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asphodelus albus – flowers. Osogovo – Ponikva 04.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asphodelus albus – flowers. Osogovo – Ponikva 04.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asphodelus albus – developing flowers and bracts. Osogovo – Ponikva 04.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asphodelus albus – developing flowers and bracts. Osogovo – Ponikva 04.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asphodelus albus – dehisced capsules from the previous year. Osogovo – Ponikva 04.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asphodelus albus – axis of inflorescence. Osogovo – Ponikva 04.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asphodelus albus – dehisced capsules from the previous year. Osogovo – Ponikva 04.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asphodelus albus – leaves. Osogovo – Ponikva 04.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asphodelus albus – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – Ponikva 04.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asphodelus albus – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – Ponikva 04.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asphodelus albus – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – Ponikva 04.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asphodelus albus – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – Ponikva 04.06.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

Locality: lake “Gradche”.

Asphodelus albus – habut. Osogovo – lake “Gradche”, 01.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asphodelus albus – flowers. Osogovo – lake “Gradche”, 01.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asphodelus albus – flowers. Osogovo – lake “Gradche”, 01.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asphodelus albus – stem and leaves. Osogovo – lake “Gradche”, 01.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asphodelus albus – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – lake “Gradche”, 01.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asphodelus albus – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – lake “Gradche”, 01.05.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Asphodelus albus. Raab-Straube, E. von (2021+): Asphodelaceae. – In: Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published on the Internet https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/58162fe6-6fba-4c7c-9b2b-c934d96abd1b [Accessed 01.06.2022].

Richardson, I. B. K. & Smythies, B. E. 1980. Asphodelus L. In 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.

Last update: 07.01.2026.