Aphyllanthes monspeliensis

English: Blue Aphyllanthes
Nederlands:
Español: Junquillo - Chunza - Chunqueta - Juncia - Clavel seco
Français: Aphyllanthe de Montpellier - Oeillet bleu de Montpellier
Deutsch: Binsenlilie - Blaue Binse

Family: Asparagaceae - Asparagus family
Flowering time: April-July
Height: 10-40cm
Altitude: 400-1700m
Colour: blue, rarely white
Flower: 25-30mm, in a head of 2-3, tepals with a dark mid-vein
Leaves: membranous sheaths
Habitat: dry grassy places, rocky terrain, garrigue
Distribution: Iberian Peninsula eastwards to northwestern Italy, including the Balearic Islands






Notes: Rush-like bluish-green plant with reddish-brown leaves.

Related key words: Rio Aguas Blancas, Jardín botánico la Cortijuela, Sierra Nevada, Granada, Andalucía, Andalusia, Andalusië, Urdués (Valle de Hecho), Solana (Villanúa), Sierra de Laspún (Campo), Pirineos, Pyrenees, Pyreneeën, Picos de Europa, Alps