Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

ID: 1914

Genus ja: キツネオラン

Genus en: Desert candle, Foxtail lily

# spp.: 59 (from genus_families table) | 5 (from names table)

Accepted: Accepted

Family: Asphodelaceae

Family ja: ツルボラン

Infra familial classification: Subfamily Asphodeloideae

Distribution en: Krym to Mongolia and Central China

Description en: Genus of about 40-50 species of clump-forming, fleshy-rooted perennials found in dry grassland and semi-desert in W. and C. Asia. Leafless flowering stems, usually one per crown, each produce a dense raceme of star-shaped, usually pink, white, or yellow flowers, with conspicuous stamens. Tufted rosettes of folded, linear to lance-shaped, basal leaves die back to the conical crown after flowering. Grow in a border; need winter cold to induce flowering.

Hardiness en: Fully hardy, although young growth is frost tender.

Cultivation en:

Propagation en: Sow seed in containers in a cold frame in autumn, or at 15°C (59°F) in late winter. Divide after flowering.

Pests en: Susceptible to slug damage.

Description ja:

Comment:

Comment ja: APG3ではXanthorrhoeaceaeだったが、Asphodelaceaeが保存名となったため、APG4でAsphodelaceaeに戻った。

Type species: Eremurus spectabilis M.Bieb. (1819) Accepted

Phylogenetic definition:

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