Common name
English: White Asphodels
German: Ästiger Affodill
Portuguese: Abrótea-da-primavera, Asfódelo-ramalhudo
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Liliopsida (397)
Order: Liliales (111)
Family: Liliaceae (37)(family description)
Genus: Asphodelus (2)
Epithet: ramosus Murr. (1)
Synonyms: Asphodelus affinis Parl., Asphodelus audibertii Req. ex Schult. & Schult.f., Asphodelus crinipes Jord., Asphodelus fuscatus Jord. & Fourr., Asphodelus littoralis Jord., Asphodelus messeniacus Heldr. ex Halácsy, Asphodelus microcarpus Viv., Asphodelus morisianus Parl., Asphodelus nervosus Pomel, Asphodelus olbiensis Jord. & Fourr., Asphodelus stoechadensis Jord. & Fourr., Asphodelus tardiflorus Jord.
affinis => similar, related, of near alliance
fuscatus => dark, dusky, brown
littoralis => found on the seashore
nervosus => with prominent nerves or veins
olbiensis => from Hyères, France (the Hellenic city of Olbia)
ramosus => having many branches
tardiflorus => late-flowering
Characteristics
Climate: sub-tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: white