Liliaceae

A. taurica (Pallas) Kunth, Enum. PL 4:561 (1843). Syn: Asphodeiw taur-icus Pallas in Nova Acta Acad. Sci. Petrop. 10:309 (1792). Ic: Gard. Chron. ser. 3, 21:175, f. 52 (1897);F1. URSS 4: t 3 f. 1 (1935).
Perennial. Flowering stems 25-8O(-IOO) cm, ± erect, ± stout, leafy throughout. Leaves glaucous, margins scabrid. Inflorescence simple, very dense. Bracts 20-30(-35)mm, ovate to oblong. Fruiting pedicels 10-12(44) mm, jointed ± at the middle, shorter than bracts. Perianth segments 12-15(-17) mm, white. Capsule ovoid to oblong, 8-10(-i2) mm. Ft 5-7. Rocky slopes, stony meadows, forest clearings, 570-2300 m.
Described from Crimea (holo. LE).
Mainly Inner Anatolia. A2(A) Bursa: Ulu Da., Kuşakli kaya, M. Heilbronn (ISTF 3928)! A3 Ankara: 10 km from Çayirhan to Nallihan, 570 m, Tuzlaci (ISTE 45556)! A4 Çankiri: 7 km from Çerkeş to Ismetpaşa, 1100 m, Koca (ISTE 45516)! B3 Afyon: Sultan Da. above Jasian(Yasyan), 1800 m, Bornm. 1899:5584! B5 Kayseri: Yahyali to Çinko madeni, 1700 m, Tuzlaci (ISTE 40145)! B6 Kayseri: Pinarbaşi to Gürün, 1830 m, D. 2İ909! C2 Denizli: Cadmus (Baba Da.) above Gheyra (Geyre), 1842f Boiss. C3 Antalya: Çaîbali Da., Erentepe nr Fesleğen Y., 1750 m, Tuzlaci (İSTE 45642)! C4 içel: d. Mut, Büyük Eğri Da., 2100 m, Coode & Jones 260! C5 Içel: Karli Boghas, Siehe 1896:283!
Balkans, Crimea, Caucasia, W. Syria. E. Medit. element.