Asphodelaceae Family — Genera & Species
Asphodelaceae is a plant family. PlantoScan has care guides for 435 species in 37 genera of this family. Pick a genus to see its species, or start with the notable species below.
Notable Asphodelaceae species
Aloe Vera
Carlos Domínguez-RodríguezCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Ox Tongue
Gasteria obliqua
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Haworthia Cooperi
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Cape grass lily
Trachyandra ciliata
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Coral Aloe
Aloe affinis
katuchkaCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
African Aloe
Aloe africana
Henry de LangeCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Krantz Aloe
Aloe arborescens
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Sand Aloe
Aloe arenicola
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Short-leaved Aloe
Aloe brevifolia
Todd BolandCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Camper's Aloe
Aloe camperi
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Capitate Aloe
Aloe capitata
David WeisenbeckCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Weeping Aloe
Aloe castanea
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Genera in the Asphodelaceae family
- Aloe151 species · e.g. Aloe Vera
- Haworthia57 species · e.g. Cooper's Haworthia
- Xanthorrhoea28 species · e.g. Balga
- Gasteria25 species · e.g. Ox Tongue
- Bulbine20 species · e.g. Glaucous Bulbine
- Haworthiopsis18 species · e.g. Zebra Haworthia
- Dianella17 species · e.g. Blueberry Lily
- Asphodelus15 species · e.g. Single-stemmed asphodel
- Astroloba10 species
- Bulbinella10 species · e.g. Narrow-leaved Bulbine
- Hemerocallis10 species · e.g. Common Daylily
- Kniphofia9 species · e.g. North's Poker Plant
- Aloiampelos7 species · e.g. Cape climbing aloe
- Aloidendron7 species · e.g. Tree aloe
- Eremurus6 species · e.g. Foxtail Lily
- Johnsonia5 species · e.g. Dwarf Wedding Lily
- Trachyandra4 species · e.g. Cape grass lily
- Tulista4 species · e.g. King's Tulista
- Caesia3 species · e.g. Blue Stars
- Gonialoe3 species · e.g. Dinter's Aloe
- Thelionema3 species · e.g. Tufted Blue Lily
- Asphodeline2 species · e.g. Yellow Asphodel
- Astrolista2 species
- Chamaescilla2 species · e.g. Blue Stars
- Kumara2 species · e.g. Fan Aloe
- Phormium2 species · e.g. New Zealand Flax
- Stypandra2 species
- Tricoryne2 species
- Aristaloe1 species · e.g. Torch Plant
- Corynotheca1 species
- Excremis1 species
- Geitonoplesium1 species · e.g. Scrambling Lily
- Hensmania1 species
- Herpolirion1 species · e.g. New Zealand Lily
- Hodgsoniola1 species
- Pasithea1 species · e.g. Blue Pasithea
- Simethis1 species · e.g. Mattiazzi's Star-of-Bethlehem
See also the plant genera A–Z and the complete plant care guide.