About Asphodelus macrocarpus Parl.
Asphodelus macrocarpus Parl. reaches a height of 60–150 centimetres (24–59 in). It has an erect, smooth, cylindrical, glabrous stem, supported by fleshy, thickened rhizome roots. All of its leaves are basal, gutter-shaped, and covered in a greyish waxy coating. Leaves measure approximately 50–100 centimetres (20–39 in) long and 10–40 millimetres (0.39–1.57 in) wide. The plant bears an almost cylindrical terminal raceme that is about 25–35 centimetres (9.8–13.8 in) long. Its flowers are hermaphroditic, funnel-shaped, and roughly 4 centimetres (1.6 in) in diameter, with six elongated white petals. The stamens have white filaments around 17 mm long; the anthers are oval, yellow-orange, and 2.5 millimetres (0.098 in) long. Flowering occurs from late April through June. The plant produces egg-shaped yellow-green seed capsules that are around 18 millimetres (0.71 in) long. This species is native to most of the Alps and the Apennines in Italy. It commonly grows in meadows, uncultivated fields, and Mediterranean mountain pastures, at altitudes between 300 and 1,800 metres (980–5,910 ft) above sea level.
