• Photo taken Locality: Greece, Crete, Rethymno, Amari to Kouroutes
  • Photo taken by:
    Trichas, A.
  • Photo taken date:
    September 2007
Yellow Αsphodel
Plants
Plants
Phrygana diorama

Photo of the inflorescence of Yellow asphodel, Asphodeline lutea, in Crete, Greece. It is found growing wild, in the eastern Mediterranean, and prefers well-drained, sandy soil. In Crete, its edible young shoots are part of the Cretan "Wild Greens” diet.

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