Nartheciaceae

Bog asphodel

Narthecium ossifragum (L.) Huds.

Family: Nartheciaceae
Genus: Narthecium

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Bog asphodel (Narthecium ossifragum) — FlowerPhoto: José Luis Camaño, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (21)

Arabic: حنى كذاب
Asturian: Aryabada
Chinese: 沼金花
Czech: Liliovec kostilomka
Danish: Almindelig Benbræk
Dutch: Beenbreek
English: Bog asphodel
Faroese: Beinbrotskattarklógv
Finnish: Suolilja
French: Narthécie des marais, Narthecie des marais
German: Moorlilie, Beinbrech, Moor-Ährenlilie
hsb: Wšědna kłósknička
Hungarian: Közönséges lápcsillag, Lápcsillag
Irish: Sciollam na móna
Norwegian Bokmål: Rome
Norwegian Nynorsk: Rome
Polish: Łomka zachodnia
Slovak: Kostilomka obyčajná
Swedish: Myrlilja
Walloon: Braket
Welsh: Llafn y bladur

Synonyms

Abama ossifraga (L.) DC.
Anthericum ossifragum L.
Anthericum palustre Salisb.
Narthecium anthericoides Hoppe ex Mert. & W.D.J.Koch
Narthecium palustre Bubani
Phalangium ossifragum (L.) Muhl. ex Steud.
Tofieldia ossifraga (L.) Chaub.

Flowers

In flower: June to August (from 526 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: José Luis Camaño, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: bigayon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Dave, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Lars Willighagen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Hajotthu, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: "pastilletes"/Joan Simon , Barcelona, España, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: "pastilletes"/Joan Simon , Barcelona, España, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Margit Kildevang, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jim Champion, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: ceridwen, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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). About our plant data.