Asphodelus


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Noun1.Asphodelus - small genus of tall striking annuals or perennials with grasslike foliage and flowers in dense racemes or paniclesAsphodelus - small genus of tall striking annuals or perennials with grasslike foliage and flowers in dense racemes or panicles; Mediterranean to Himalayas; sometimes placed in family Asphodelaceae
liliid monocot genus - genus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound pistils
family Liliaceae, Liliaceae, lily family - includes species sometimes divided among the following families: Alliaceae; Aloeaceae; Alstroemeriaceae; Aphyllanthaceae; Asparagaceae; Asphodelaceae; Colchicaceae; Convallariaceae; Hemerocallidaceae; Hostaceae; Hyacinthaceae; Melanthiaceae; Ruscaceae; Smilacaceae; Tecophilaeacea; Xanthorrhoeaceae
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Asphodelus tenuifolius (Cav.) Weed of fields (Liliaceae) 18.
Vegetation of the study area can be recognized as coastal sand dunes dominated with Ammophila arenaria and Euphorbia paralias and inland areas dominated with Haloxylon scoparium and Asphodelus aestivus [9-11].
aretioides, Ephedra alata, Anvillea radiata, Asphodelus tenuifolius, Bassia muricata, Bubonium graveolens, Cleome arabica, Cotula cinerea, Daucus biseriantus, Echiumpycnanthum, Euphorbia retusa, Fagonia glutinosa, Globularia alypum, Gymoncarpos decander, Launaea arborescens, L.
Schuster A, Noy-Meir I, Heyy CC, Dafni A (1993) Pollination-dependent female reproductive success in a self-compatible outcrosser, Asphodelus aestivus Brot.
The local names used in Savastepe and Kepsut for Asphodelus aestivus are At otu, Kirislik, Yabani pirasa however the local name of the same plant is Hidirellez kamcisi in Gonen (Tuzlaci and Aymaz Eryasar 2001).
Methyl syringate: a chemical marker of asphodel (Asphodelus microcarpus Salzm.
Esta pretendida estepa esta formada por Rosmarinus officinalis--romero--, Cistus clusii--jarilla--, Lygeum spartum--albardin--, a las que acompanan especies nitrofilas como Artemisia herba-alba, Salsola vermiculata y Asphodelus sp., alternando con ambientes gipsofilos con Gypsophila hispanica, Ononis tridentata y Helianthemum squamatum, que en los lugares con predominio de los limos yesiferos son desplazadas por Brachypodium retusum--laston--(Longares, 2004).
[21.] Hassan G and I Khan Post emergence herbicides control of Asphodelus tenuifolius in Desi chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) at Lucky Marwat, Pakistan.
The large amount of raphid idioblasts found in the cortex of the analysed rhizophores suggests an investment in an anti-herbivore strategy, as observed in the parenchyma of the tuberous roots of Asphodelus aestivus (Xanthorrhoeaceae) (Sawidis et al., 2005).