Rush lily

Rush lily
	Rush Lily ( Aphyllanthes monspeliensis )
Systematics
	Monocots
Order :	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family :	Asparagaceae (Asparagaceae)
Subfamily :	Aphyllanthoideae
Genre :	Aphyllanthes
Type :	Rush lily
Scientific name of the subfamily
	Aphyllanthoideae
	Lindl.
Scientific name of the genus
	Aphyllanthes
	L.
Scientific name of the species
	Aphyllanthes monspeliensis
	L.

The rush lily ( Aphyllanthes monspeliensis L. ), also called blue rush , is the only plant species in the genus Aphyllanthes and forms its own subfamily Aphyllanthoideae in the asparagus family (Asparagaceae). It is native to the western Mediterranean .

description

The rush lily is a perennial herbaceous plant . This xerophyte forms short rhizomes as persistence organs. The simple leaves are reduced and heaped at the base of the plants.

The inflorescences are few flowers or the flowers are solitary. The hermaphroditic, radial symmetry flowers are threefold. The six identical bloom cladding sheets ( tepals ) are blue and fused to a short tube at the base. There are six stamens . The three pistils have become a top permanent ovary grown. It forms capsule fruits .

The number of chromosomes is 2n = approx. 32.

Occurrence

The rush lily is native to the western and central Mediterranean region. Its distribution area includes the countries Morocco, Algeria, Libya, Portugal, Spain, the Balearic Islands, France, Sardinia and Italy.

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Individual evidence

↑ Mark W. Chase, James L. Reveal, Michael F. Fay: A subfamilial classification for the expanded asparagalean families Amaryllidaceae, Asparagaceae and Xanthorrhoeaceae. In: Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. Volume 161, Issue 2, 2009, pp. 132-136, DOI: 10.1111 / j.1095-8339.2009.00999.x .
^ Tropicos. [1]
↑ Rafaël Govaerts (ed.): Aphyllanthes. In: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP) - The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved August 31, 2016.

Web links

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Data sheet with photo and distribution in France

[Chase+al2009-1] Mark W. Chase, James L. Reveal, Michael F. Fay: A subfamilial classification for the expanded asparagalean families Amaryllidaceae, Asparagaceae and Xanthorrhoeaceae. In: Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. Volume 161, Issue 2, 2009, pp. 132-136, DOI: 10.1111 / j.1095-8339.2009.00999.x .

[Tropicos-2] Tropicos. [1]

[WCSP-3] Rafaël Govaerts (ed.): Aphyllanthes. In: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP) - The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved August 31, 2016.