Xerophyllum asphodeloides (L.) Nutt.

Eastern turkeybeard


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Flora of North America Vol. 26: 71, 72 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov 12, 2008.

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).
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Flora of North America Editorial Committee
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Flora of North America Vol. 26: 71, 72 in eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden. Accessed Nov 12, 2008.

Stems (0.5–)0.8–1(–1.5) m. Leaf blade 3–5 dm × 1–2.5 mm. Racemes 1.5–3 dm. Tepals oblong to ovate, 5–8 × 2–3 mm; styles 1.5–2 mm. Capsules 4–5.5 mm. Seeds 2 per locule. 2n = 30.
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"Xerophyllum asphodeloides (L.) Nutt.". Encyclopedia of Life, available from "http://www.eol.org/pages/1083545". Accessed 19 Mar 2010.