Herbaria Asphodel white and yellow; male and female (Asphodelus albus mas sive; Asphodelus luteus sive foemina). widespread plant in the pastures; the stem yellow asphodel is also used in the traditional cuisine of some parts of Italy. Table representing the whole plant; including the roots; with detail of flowers and seeds. From 'Kreutterbuch dess hochgelehrten unnd weitberühmten Herrn (...)' by Pietro Andrea Mattioli (1501-1577); enriched in the German review of new tablets edited by Joachim Camerarius (1534-1598). Jacob Fischers Erben; Frankfurt; 1626