Erect annual or short-lieved perennial herb ; up to 15-70 cm tall , with a fascicle of thick fibrous roots . Stems erect , hollow , branched , arising from small bulbs . Leaves up to 30 cm , numerous , arising from the base of stem , cylindrical , linear , hollow , somewhat fleshy , slightly compressed . Inflorescences on erect terminal spikes . Flowers white with a dark red stripe down the centre ; stamens 6 ; filaments white ; anthers orange ; ovary 1-locular ; style white ; stigma 3-lobed . Fruit capsule , small , ± 3 mm in diameter , brown , opening by 3 valves . Seeds many . (Ref . Flora of Oman ; vol . 4) .
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Least Concern (LC) - Global Assessment
Common
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Asphodeloides ramosa Moench
Ophioprason fistulosum (L.) Salisb.
Verinea fistulosa (L.) Pomel
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Asphodel Lily
Onion-leaved Asphodel
Onion Weed
Hollow-stemmed Asphodel
Pink Asphodel
Wild Onion
Annual Asphodel
In Omani studies: Pickering & Patzelt (2008) wrote that: "The whole plant can be boiled in water and used as a laxative or diuretic". (Ref. Field Guide to the Wild Plants of Oman; 2008).
Ghazanfar, S. (2018). Flora of the Sultanate of Oman, vol.4: Hydrocharitaceae – Orchidaceae. Meise, National Botanic Garden of Belgium (Scripta Botanica Begica, Vol. 56). ISBN 9789492663153 ISSN 0779-2387. https://en.wikipedia.org https://www.first-nature.com http://www.cretanflora.com Pickering, H. Patzelt, A. (2008). Field Guide to the Wild Plants of Oman. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Garden, Kew. ISBN 9781842461778. Patzelt, A. (2015). Photographic Field Guide to the Plants of the Western Hajar Mountains, Sultanate of Oman: with a complete checklist of vascular plant species. Sultan Qaboos University – Academic Publication and Outreach Department. P.O Pox (17) Postal Code (123), Muscat, Al khoudh, Sultanate of Oman. POWO (2023). "Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet; http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org
