Rosette annual or short-lived perennial herb with thickened roots from short rhizomes. Inflorescence to 70 cm, branched. Leaves tapering to linear, hollow, sheathing. Flowers numerous, spreading, to 5 cm wide; spring to summer. Tepals white to pale pink with reddish-brown midvein.

A common weed in gardens, urban areas, roadsides and disturbed sites.

SW and Mediterranean Europe to SW Asia.

Source: Conran, J.; Forster, P. (2005). Asphodelaceae. In: Spencer, R.. Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 5. Flowering plants. Monocotyledons. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.