Nederlands: Witte affodil
Español: Gamón blanco - Abozo - Asfodelo - Gamoncillo - Varilla de San José
Français: Asphodèle blanc - Asphodèle de Villars
Deutsch: Weißer Affodill
Family: Liliaceae - Lily family
Flowering time: March-July
Height: 5-150cm
Altitude: to 2000m
Colour: white
Flower: funnel-shaped, diameter 4cm, six elongated petals
Leaves: in basal tufts, linear, pointed, grey-green
Habitat: meadows, heaths, open woodland, hilly and mountain habitats
Distribution: central and southern Spain, southwest France, southern Alps, western Balkans
Notes: Asphodelus is often seen in great numbers in areas subjected to grazig as they are generally unpalatable to livestock. The swollen roots of this plant are toxic. Two subspecies of Asphodelus macrocarpus are recognized, of which Asphodelus macrocarpus subsp. rubescens can be found for example in the Sierra de las Nieves, Sierras de Tejeda, Almijara and Alhama and Parque Natural Torcal de Antequera in southern Spain. Asphodelus albus subsp. delfinensis can be found in the Pyrenees, Asphodelus albus subsp. occidentalis in the Picos de Europa. Asphodelus fistulosus is a more delicate looking, less tall species that can not be found at higher altitudes. Asphodelus cerasiferus can also only be found at lower altitudes.
Related key words: Vereda de la Estrella, Jardín botánico Hoya de Pedraza, Sierra Nevada, Granada, Sierra de Huétor, Alpujarras, Tarifa Parque natural del Estrecho, Sierra de las Nieves, Andalucía, Andalusia, Andalusië, Pirineos, Pyrenees, Pyreneeën, Picos de Europa, Alps, insect, Xanthorrhoeaceae
