Asphodeline brevicaulis (Bertol.) J. Gay ex Baker

Asphodeline brevicaulis is a rare perennial of SW Asia. It has a typical branching stem, which you cannot see in this picture. The flower open in the late afternoon and through the night, this is why I this pic was taken in the dark.

and here you can see the branching stem

Asphodeline brevicaulis is a rare perennial, growing in stony arid places.

Asphodeline brevicaulis is a rare perennial herb of the Middle East. Around Jerusalem it is endangered due to urnan expansions.

Asphodeline brevicaulis is a perennial plant of the eastern Mediterranean arid mountains, in Israel it is rare.