Eremurus spectabilis

Not to be confused with Eremurus spectabilis Ledeb., an illegitimate name that is a synonym of Eremurus altaicus.

Eremurus spectabilis, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asphodelaceae. It is widely distributed from the eastern Mediterranean to the Caucasus.^[1]

Eremurus spectabilis
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.
Synonyms[1]
Asphodelus regius Heynh. Eremurus bachtiaricus Boiss. Eremurus caucasicus Steven Eremurus libanoticus Boiss. Eremurus sibiricus Weinm., nom. nud. Eremurus tauricus Weinm., nom. nud.

Description

Eremurus spectabilis is a perennial, herbaceous plant in the genus Eremurus. In March and April, fresh leaves are consumed as a vegetable when they come out of the soil as buds.^[2][3]

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]