Contains 2 genera and 4 accepted taxa overall.
This family is completely databased for all specimens.
Characteristics
ASPHODELACEAE
Monocot
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Classification
ASPARAGALES
ASPHODELACEAE
Identification Key
1. Leaf surface usually ornamented with prickles, tubercles, or ridges
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1. Leaf surface usually smooth
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2. Leaf margin prickly; anthers and styles exserted
2. Leaf margin smooth or undifferentiated from surface; anthers and styles included
3. Dwarf herbs with thickly succulent, short leaves
3. Herbs with wide-spreading leaves or caulescent
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4. Leaves deltate, margins entire, prickly, or toothed; flowers with nectar; tepals fused into a tube
4. Leaves linear-lanceolate, entire; flowers lacking nectar; tepals free