Asphodeline liburnica (Scop.) Rchb.

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 in Flora Europaea Vol. 5 (Tutin et al., 1980).

Lifeform: Perennial; 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: Dry grasslands, edges and clearings of oak forests.

Flowering period: Summer: JUN, JUL.

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.
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.
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.

References:

Asphodeline liburnica. 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/0baed3f1-7480-4d92-9e0c-95dc6444fd82 [Accessed 10.12.2022].

Asphodeline liburnica (Scop.) Rchb. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:531413-1 [Accessed 24.02.2022].

Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1980). Flora Europaea. Volume 5: Alismataceae to Orchidaceae (Monocotyledones). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Last update: 10.12.2022.

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