Liliaceae

F. assyriaca Baker in J. linn. Soc. (Bot.) 14:265 (1874).
Bulb to 3 cm diam., usually with stolons or bulblets. Stem 4-20 cm, elongating to c. 35 cm in fruit, often papillose below. Leaves 4-6(-12), alternate, lowest 3-9 x 0.3-1.9 cm, linear, usually canaliculate. Flowers l-2(-5);perianth narrowly campanulate, greenish or purplish-brown; segments 12-25 mm, obtuse or acute. Nectaries 2-4 x 1 mm, linear-Saneeolate, c. 1 mm above perianth base. Filaments 5-11 mm, stout, papillose. Style (5-)7-8(-10) mm. clavate, 1.5-3 mm diam. Capsule not winged.
1. Inner perianth segments obtuse, more than 5 mm broad, yellowish inside; anthers yellowish subsp. assyriaca
1. Inner perianth segments acute, less than 5 mm broad, striped green and blackish inside; anthers black subsp. melananthera
subsp, assyriaca. Syn: F. canaliculata Baker is Gard. Chron. ser. 3, 7:288 (1890)! Ic: Lily Year Book 27: f. 44 (1963), as F. canaliculata. FL 3-5. Mountain steppe, Quercus scrub, cultivated fields, 1100-2500 m.
Type: [Turkey C8 Mardin] Assyria in dumeüs supra Terek (Derik), 1867, Haussknecht 932 (holo. K! iso. BM!).
E. Anatolia. B6 Malatya: Doğanşehir, 1200 m, Rix et al. 1580! B8 Siirt: Tuzlagozu to Baykan, Leep 76/T29! B9 Agri: Tahir Da. pass, 2500 m, Rix et al. 1658! Van: N. side of Erek Da., above Değirmenköy, D. 44480! Bitlis: Kisvak Da-, nr Tatvan, Watson et al. 1292! C8 Mardin: Mardin, 1100 m, D. 28390!
N. Iraq, W. Iran. Ir.-Tur. element. Very close to F. elwesii. There are many intermediates between F. assyriaca subsp. assyriaca and other species in this group. They are discussed under the other species.