Nartheciaceae

Yellow asphodel

Narthecium americanum Ker Gawl.

Family: Nartheciaceae
Genus: Narthecium

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Common names

By language (3)

Catalan: Narteci americà
Chinese: 美洲沼金花
English: Yellow asphodel

Synonyms

Abama americana (Ker Gawl.) Morong
Narthecium ossifragum var. americanum (Ker Gawl.) A.Gray

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Choess, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Choess, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.