Asphodelaceae
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Description
900 spp.
Growing form
Geophytic herbs to pachycaul trees
Leaf
Leaves: often hard-succulent; spirally arranged or two-ranked, often in rosettes; margin spiny
Flower
Terminal inflorescence unit racemose. Bisexual. Flower: 3+3 free or joined tepals or 3 sepals and 3 petals; 6 free stamens; ovary superior.
Fruit and seed
A capsule
Source: Pinkka e-learning: Tropical plant families (EKOL4311, University of Turku) - All tropical plant families
Observations in Finland
The map represents observations of this taxon, but it may not be used as a distribution map.
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Observations
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Species card
Checklist
FinBIF master checklist
Scientific name
Asphodelaceae
Author
Juss.
Vernacular names
- soihtukasvit (Finnish)
- afodillväxter (Swedish)
Identifier
http://tun.fi/MX.292360
Taxon rank
family
Occurrence in Finland
Collected from Finland
DNA barcode sequences
Informal groups
- Vascular plants
Taxon information in machine-readable form
Number of Finnish species at lower taxonomic levels
Subordinate taxa