Asphodeline lutea

Asphodeline lutea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asphodelaceae
Subfamily: Asphodeloideae
Genus: Asphodeline
Species:
A. lutea
Binomial name
Asphodeline lutea
Synonyms
  • Asphodelus luteus L.

Asphodeline lutea (king's spear, yellow asphodel) is a perennial plant native to southeastern Europe, northern Africa, the Caucasus and the Levant. It is grown as a landscaping plant.

It has been associated with the Asphodel of the Ancient Greek underworld, but so has the closely related Asphodelus ramosus.