Asphodelaceae

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Image:Asphodeline lutea0.jpg Yellow Asphodel (Asphodeline lutea)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Liliopsida Order: Asparagales Family: Asphodelaceae
Genera
Aloe Asphodeline Asphodelus Bulbine Bulbinella Eremurus Gasteria Haworthia Jodrellia Kniphofia Lomatophyllum Poellnitzia Trachyandra

Asphodelaceae Juss. 1789 is a family of flowering plants in the order Asparagales.

The Asphodelaceae are monocots, part of order Asparagales. The family is native to Africa and the Mediterranean basin to Central Asia, with one genus (Bulbinella) in New Zealand. The greatest diversity occurs in South Africa.

The genera of this family were formerly divided among the Liliaceae and Aloeaceae.

The family Asphodelaceae is an optional synonym of Xanthorrhoeaceae.