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Xerophyllum asphodeloides

eastern turkeybeard, mountain-asphodel, turkey-beard
Stems

(0.5–)0.8–1(–1.5) m. Leaf blade 3–5 dm × 1–2.5 mm.
Racemes

1.5–3 dm.
Capsules

4–5.5 mm.
Seeds

2 per locule.
Tepals

oblong to ovate, 5–8 × 2–3 mm;

styles 1.5–2 mm.
2n

= 30.

Xerophyllum asphodeloides
Phenology Flowering spring–early summer.
Habitat Pine barrens and dry mountain woods
Elevation 0–1400 m (0–4600 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
AL; DE; GA; KY; MD; NC; NJ; SC; TN; VA; WV
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Discussion

Xerophyllum asphodeloides is disjunct from the xeric oak-hickory forests of the southern Blue Ridge Mountains to the dry sandy soils of the pine barrens of New Jersey (L. Artz 1951; W. B. Zomlefer 1997b). Xerophia, a unique alkaloid, has been reported from this species (W. Procter 1839).

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 26, p. 72.
Parent taxa Liliaceae > Xerophyllum
Sibling taxa
X. tenax
Synonyms Helonias asphodeloides
Name authority (Linnaeus) Nuttall: Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 1: 235. (1818)
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