| Eremurus spectabilis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asphodelaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asphodeloideae |
| Genus: | Eremurus |
| Species: | E. spectabilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Eremurus spectabilis M.Bieb. | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Eremurus spectabilis, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asphodelaceae. It is widely distributed from the eastern Mediterranean to the Caucasus. [1]
Eremurus spectabilis is a perennial, herbaceous plant in the genus Eremurus . In March and April, fresh leaves are consumed as a vegetable when they come out of the soil as buds. [2] [3]
The species was first described in 1819 as Eremurus spectabilis by Friedrich August Marschall von Bieberstein. [4] In 1830, Carl Friedrich von Ledebour used the same name for a different species. His illegitimate name is now treated as a synonym of Eremurus altaicus . [5]
Eremurus spectabilis is native to Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, the North Caucasus, the Palestine region, south European Russia, the Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkmenistan and Ukraine. [1]
There are many plants in the Eastern Anatolia Region of Turkey where they are consumed as food. [6]
Ajuga, also known as bugleweed, ground pine, carpet bugle, or just bugle, is a genus of flowering plants in the Ajugeae tribe of the mint family Lamiaceae. There are over 60 species of annual or perennial, mostly herbaceous plants. They are native to Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia.
Gypsophila is a genus of flowering plants in the carnation family, Caryophyllaceae. They are native to Eurasia, Africa, Australia, and the Pacific Islands. Turkey has a particularly high diversity of Gypsophila taxa, with about 35 endemic species. Some Gypsophila are introduced species in other regions.
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Eremurus is a genus of deciduous perennial flowers in the family Asphodelaceae. They are also known as the foxtail lilies or desert candles. They are native to eastern Europe in, and temperate Asia from Turkey to China, with many species in Central Asia.
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Galium humifusum is a plant species in the Rubiaceae. Its native range stretches from the Black Sea region to Iran, Central Asia, Pakistan, Xinjiang, Mongolia and a few smaller countries. The species has also been regarded as a waif in the wild in Washington state in the United States.
Ziziphora are a genus of annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs in the family Lamiaceae. Ziziphora has aromatic leaves; they are found in open and often xeric habitats in Southern and Eastern Europe, North-West Africa and Asia to the Himalayas and Altai mountains.
Baron Friedrich August Marschall von Bieberstein was an early explorer of the flora and archeology of the southern portion of Imperial Russia, including the Caucasus and Novorossiya. He compiled the first comprehensive flora catalogue of the Crimeo-Caucasian region.
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Trifolium ambiguum, the kura clover or Caucasian clover, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is native to Ukraine, Crimea, south European Russia, the northern Caucasus, eastern Turkey, Iraq, and Iran, and has been introduced to New South Wales. Planted for forage, once established it is tolerant of close grazing, and is also useful for honey production.
Salix euxina, the eastern crack-willow, is a species of flowering plant in the willow family Salicaceae, native from Turkey to the Caucasus. It was first described by I. V. Belyaeva in 2009. It is one of the parents of the common crack-willow, Salix × fragilis.
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Rosa pulverulenta, the Cretan rose, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae. It is native to the Mediterranean, the Caucasus, and western Asia, and it has been introduced to Argentina. An aromatic, compact shrub, its stems are densely covered in larger stiff prickles, smaller needle-like prickles, and bristles of glandular origin.
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Eremurus iae is a perennial flowering plant belonging to the family Asphodelaceae, first described by Alexei Ivanovich Vvedensky. It is native to Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. It is included in the Red Book of the Republic of Uzbekistan as a rare, endemic species. It is distributed in the Surxondaryo Region, the Hisar ridge, the Topolondarya basins and the northern slopes of the Boysun mountain.
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