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Branched asphodel, Asfodelo ramificado

Asphodelus ramosus

Photo by arlanda
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Hardy herbaceous perennials with narrow tufted radical leaves and an elongated stem bearing a handsome spike of white or yellow flowers. It can be distinguished from A. albus and A. fistolosus because A. ramosus is a larger plant (up to1 m. high) , the large white flowers of which have a reddish-brown line in the middle of each segment.
The leaves are used to wrap burrata, an Italian cheese

Habitat:

Spotted in a dispersed Holm oak forest.

Notes:

Camera Model: NIKON D300. Exposure Time: 1/250 sec.; f/9; ISO Speed Rating: 400. Exposure Bias: +1 EV. Focal Length: 300.0 mm.

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That is a lovely photo Arlanda! It requires skills to transform a quite simple white flower into magic!

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