Flower and fruits

The Asphodel (Asphodelus ramosus, family Asphodelaceae in APG II, formerly in Liliaceae) is the flower said to fill the plains of Hades, the mythological Greek underworld. As it was the favourite food of the dead, the ancient Greeks would often plant it near graves. The Asphodel is sacred to Persephone, or Proserpine in Roman mythology, who was forcefully taken to the underworld by Hades (Pluto). Persephone is the daughter of Demeter (Ceres). Download high resolution version (600x800, 68 KB)Fairly sure this is asphodel. ... Download high resolution version (600x800, 68 KB)Fairly sure this is asphodel. ... Species Desf. ... Genera Aloe Asphodeline Asphodelus Bulbine Bulbinella Eremurus Gasteria Haworthia Jodrellia Kniphofia Lomatophyllum Poellnitzia Trachyandra Asphodelaceae Juss. ... The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group is an international group of systematic botanists who have come together to try to establish a consensus view of the taxonomy of flowering plants in the light of the rapid rise of molecular systematics. ... Genera Calochortus Cardiocrinum Clintonia Erythronium Fritillaria Gagea Korolkowia Lilium Lloydia Nomocharis Notholirion Scoliopus Streptopus Tricyrtis Tulipa The Liliaceae, or the Lily Family, is an important family of monocotyledons that includes a great number of ornamental flowers as well as several important agricultural crops; the onion has traditionally been classified here... Hades, Greek god of the underworld, enthroned, with his bird-headed staff, on a red-figure vase made in the 4th century BC. Hades (From , Hadēs, or , Háidēs, Greek for unseen) refers to both the ancient Greek abode of the dead and the god of that underworld. ...

The yellow asphodel, Asphodeline lutea, is also known as king's spear.

The Bog Asphodel, Narthecium americanum, belongs to the family Nartheciaceae. It has grass-like leaves and a stalk about 40 cm tall with small yellow flowers. Narthecium is a genus in the Liliaceae. ... Genera Aletris Lophiola Metanarthecium Narthecium Nietneria The Nartheciaceae are a family of flowering plants. ... An area of grass-like plants Grass generally describes a homosexual pot smoker and a monocotyledonous green plant characterized by slender leaves, called blades, which usually grow arching upwards from the ground. ...

The False Asphodel, Tofieldia racemosa and other species, with small white flowers, also belongs to the Liliaceae. Clivia miniata bears bright orange flowers. ...