Asphodelus ramosus it's a perennial herbaceous plant with plenty of lovely flowers, native to the coastal areas of southern Europe, North Africa, and the Near East.
It has bulbs that serve as underground storage organs which enable the plant to survive adverse conditions, such as excessive heat and drought.
The leaves contain alkaloids that are harmful to sheep and goats in the wet months of winter and springtime, but during the summer, as the leaves dry out, they lose toxicity.
When I was rambling around the coastal landscape on the 1st April 2021 ...
... passed the ruins of some abandoned farming complex built in the sixties ...
... and cultivated fields near the sea, I came across one of these plants on the meadow covered with various wild, self-seeding vegetation, not far from the fields.
The flowers were still encapsulated in a formation that resembles some kind of onion. I took a couple of shots and forgot about this plant.
On the 23d of April, when I passed that way again and came across the same plant, the beautiful flowers were wide opened ...
... and I thought that comparing the photographs of the plant in bloom with those older shots, could be a cool idea for a quick post. So I took a couple of shots, and again - forgot about the whole thing.
Today, while going through some older folders, I came across these springtime shots and remembered the idea. And so, here it is. :)
Traditionally, the roots of this plant were used to produce glue and a remedy against warts.
As always in these posts, the photographs are my work.