Halin Asphodelus yana nufin rukuni na ganyaye na yau da kullun a cikin dangin Asphodelaceae, waɗanda galibi suna da dogayen ganye, kunkuntar ganye da dogayen furanni fari ko rawaya. Kalmar "asphodelus" ta samo asali ne daga kalmar Helenanci "asphodelos," wanda ke nufin dogayen ganye masu siririn shuka. A cikin tatsuniyar Girka ta d ¯ a, asphodel yana da alaƙa da lahira kuma ana tsammanin zai girma a cikin filayen Elysium, wurin hutawa na ƙarshe na jarumi da nagarta.