Asphodeline taurica, (Pallas ex Bieb.) Kunth Anthericum L. Anthericum liliago, L.

3. A. taurica (Pallas ex Bieb.) Kunth , Enum. PI. 4: 561 (1843).

Stern 30-65 cm, stout, erect, the lower part concealed by sheathing leaf-bases, the upper part (where the leaves grade into bracts) usually exposed. Lower leaves 20-30 cm x 1-5-2 mm, narrowly linear, more or less erect, the upper much shorter. Raceme 15-25 cm. Bracts up to 35 x 10 mm, ovate-lanceolate, acuminate. Pedicels c. 15 mm, articulated above the middle. Perianth-lobes 15-20 x 4-6 mm, white, with a greenish midrib. Capsule 8 mm, globose; seeds 5 mm, triquetrous, black. 2« = 28. Mountain rocks and screes; calcicole. C. part of Balkan peninsula; Krym. Al Bu Gr?Ju Rs (K). A. parviflora Baker , Jour. Linn. Soc. London (Bot.) 15: 276 (1876), is known only from the type-specimen, which was grown from seed collected near Istanbul (but possibly in Asia). It is probably a variant of 3.

7. Anthericum L. 1

Glabrous, scapose perennial herbs with short, non-bulbous stock and somewhat fleshy roots. Leaves linear, tapered to an acute apex, with scarious, sheathing base. Flowers rotate, in a lax raceme or panicle. Bracts mostly small and scarious (the lowest sometimes leaf-like). Pedicels usually articulated. Perianth-segments patent during anthesis, free or very shortly connate at extreme base, 3-veined, without distinct claw, white. Stamens equal, shorter than or equalling perianth-segments; filaments straight, glabrous, not dilated; anthers basifixed, introrse. Fruit a loculicidal capsule; seeds 2-8 in each loculus.

1 Perianth-segments 16-22 mm, exceeding the stamens by 6-10 mm 1. liliago

1 Perianth-segments 10-14 mm, exceeding the stamens by not more than 2 mm

2 Leaves l-5-2(-5)m m wide; inflorescence a simple raceme; capsule ovoid-ellipsoid, subacute 2. baeticum

2 Leaves (l-5-)4-7m m wide; inflorescence usually a panicle; capsule depressed-globose, obtuse 3. ramosum

1. A. liliago L. , Sp. Pl. 310 (1753) View Cited Treatment .

Stem 20-70 cm. Leaves 12-40 cm x (1 -5-)3-7 mm, flat or somewhat canaliculate. Inflorescence a raceme usually of 6-10 flowers, rarely with a few short branches at the base. Pedicels 9-12 mm at anthesis, exceeding bracts. Perianth-segments 16-22 mm, narrowly oblong-elliptical; stamens 9-13 mm. Style curved, ascending in distal part. Capsule 8-10 mm, ovoid; seeds 3 mm, trigonous, dull black. 2« = 32, 48, 64. Open woods, dry grassland and stony slopes. From Belgium and S. Sweden southwards to N. Portugal, S. Italy and Greece. Al Au Be Bu?Co Cz Da Ga Ge Gr He f Ho Hs Hu It Ju Lu Po Rm Su [Rs (W)].

2. A. baeticum (Boiss.) Boiss. , Voy. Bot. Midi Esp. 2: 619 (1842).

Like 1 but less robust; leaves 8-16 cm x 1-5—2(—3) mm; raceme always simple; pedicels not more than 6 mm at anthesis, not exceeding bracts; perianth-segments 10-14 mm; style less conspicuously curved; capsule c. 5 mm. 2« = 30. Wet meadows. • Mountains of S. Spain. Hs.

In this species the articulation of the pedicel is very near the base, and often so low as to be scarcely recognizable.

3. A. ramosum L. , Sp. Pl. 310 (1753) View Cited Treatment .

Like 1 but inflorescence usually a pyramidal panicle (rarely reduced to a simple raceme); perianth-segments 10-14 mm; style straight; capsule 5 x 6 mm, depressed-globose, obtuse. 2n = 30, 32. Dry, sunny places and open scrub. From N. France, S. Sweden and Latvia southwards to the Pyrenees, C. Italy, Turkey and Krym. Al Au?Be Bu Cz Da Ga Ge He Hs Hu It Ju Po Rm Rs (B, C, W, K, E) Su Tu.