Eremurus spectabilis
Species of plant in the family Asphodelaceae
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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]
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| 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. | |
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Description
Taxonomy
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]
Distribution
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]
Uses
There are many plants in the Eastern Anatolia Region of Turkey where they are consumed as food. [6]
