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Asphodelus ramosus - White asphodels

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Asphodelus ramosus - Detail

Asphodelus ramosus - close-up view

Asphodelus ramosus - Detail

A field of asphodels

A field of asphodels in Omalos

White Asphodel and Carpenter bee

Carpenter bee on an asphodel

A very common asphodel. Asphodelus ramosus is sometimes mistakenly identified as Asphodelus aestivus (a very similar plant but it doesn't grow in Greece).

The White asphodel is found in large populations from sea level to around 1300m. Flowering time is from early March to June depending on altitude.

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