Asphodelus fistulosus L.

Spice Flower Flower 2

Family: LILIACEAE

Genus: Asphodelus

Catalan common name: Cebollí. Cibolla. Porrassí.

Spanish common name: Gamoncillo. Gamonita.

Province distribution: Alacant. Balearic Islands. Barcelona. Castelló. Girona. Lleida. Tarragona. València.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca. Menorca. Ibiza. Formentera. Cabrera.

General distribution (Phytogeography): South Mediterranean

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Geophyte.

Habitats: Cultivated fields, path and road sides, disturbed zones. Wild olive trees and other sclerophyllous shrublands. Juniperus phoenicea subsp. turbinata forest. Cultivated fields, path and road sides, disturbed zones.

Characteristics: Asphodelus fistulosus has semi-cylindrical leaves which are empty on their insides, in contrast to Asphodelus aestivus which has much wider, compact, flat leaves. It lives in fields and garrigues (Mediterranean woodland) and flowers at the beginning of spring.