Israel flowers: King’s Spear
Asphodeline lutea, King’s Spear, Yellow asphodel, Jacob’s rod,
Hebrew: עיריוני צהוב, Arabic: عطعاط , عيصلان البرتفالي , ابو صوي
| Scientific name: | Asphodeline lutea (L.) Rchb. | |
| Common name: | King’s Spear, Yellow asphodel, Jacob’s rod, | |
| Hebrew name: | עיריוני צהוב | |
| Arabic name: | عطعاط , عيصلان البرتفالي , ابو صوي | |
| Family: | Liliaceae, שושניים |
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| Life form: | Hemicryptophyte | |
| Stems: | to 100cm high | |
| Leaves: | Rosette, alternate, entire, smooth | |
| Flowers: | Yellow, orange petals; hermaphrodite only | |
| Fruits / pods: | Homogeneous seeds-fruits | |
| Flowering Period: | February, March, April, May | |
| Habitat: | Batha, Phrygana, Shrub-steppes | |
| Distribution: | Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes | |
| Chorotype: | Mediterranean | |
| Summer shedding: | Ephemeral |
 Derivation of the botanical name: Asphodeline, Latin asphodelus, referring to Greek ἀσϕοδελίνη asphodelos, of unknown origin. Asphodeline lutea was sacred to Persephone and associated with the fields of the dead. lutea, golden, saffron, orange-yellow.
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