Eremurus spectabilis | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Asphodelaceae |
Subfamily: | Asphodeloideae |
Genus: | Eremurus |
Species: | E. spectabilis
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Binomial name | |
Eremurus spectabilis M.Bieb.
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Eremurus spectabilis, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asphodelaceae. It is widely distributed from the eastern Mediterranean to the Caucasus. [1]
Eremurus spectabilis is a perennial, herbaceous plant in the genus Eremurus. In March and April, fresh leaves are consumed as a vegetable when they come out of the soil as buds. [2] [3]
The species was first described in 1819 as Eremurus spectabilis by Friedrich August Marschall von Bieberstein. [4] In 1830, Carl Friedrich von Ledebour used the same name for a different species. His illegitimate name is now treated as a synonym of Eremurus altaicus. [5]
Eremurus spectabilis is native to Iran, Iraq, Lebanon- Syria, the North Caucasus, the Palestine region, south European Russia, the Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkmenistan and Ukraine. [1]
There are many plants in the Eastern Anatolia Region of Turkey where they are consumed as food. [6]
Eremurus spectabilis | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Asphodelaceae |
Subfamily: | Asphodeloideae |
Genus: | Eremurus |
Species: | E. spectabilis
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Binomial name | |
Eremurus spectabilis M.Bieb.
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Eremurus spectabilis, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asphodelaceae. It is widely distributed from the eastern Mediterranean to the Caucasus. [1]
Eremurus spectabilis is a perennial, herbaceous plant in the genus Eremurus. In March and April, fresh leaves are consumed as a vegetable when they come out of the soil as buds. [2] [3]
The species was first described in 1819 as Eremurus spectabilis by Friedrich August Marschall von Bieberstein. [4] In 1830, Carl Friedrich von Ledebour used the same name for a different species. His illegitimate name is now treated as a synonym of Eremurus altaicus. [5]
Eremurus spectabilis is native to Iran, Iraq, Lebanon- Syria, the North Caucasus, the Palestine region, south European Russia, the Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkmenistan and Ukraine. [1]
There are many plants in the Eastern Anatolia Region of Turkey where they are consumed as food. [6]