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Asparagus asparagoides

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Name

Identification
Asparagus kuisibensis Dinter [family LILIACEAE ] Verified by Sölch, A., Asparagus asparagoides (L.) W.Wight [family LILIACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on sheet.,
Related name
  • Asparagus ovatus
  • Asparagus asparagoides
  • Myrsiphyllum asparagoides
  • Myrsiphyllum falciforme
  • Asparagus kuisibensis
  • Asparagus medeoloides
Common name
  • Smilax asparagus, Flora of North America Vol. 26

Flora

Entry for Asparagus asparagoides (Linnaeus) Druce [family ASPARAGACEAE]
Herbarium
Flora of North America (FNA)
Collection
Flora of North America
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of North America, Vol 26,
Names
Asparagus asparagoides (Linnaeus) Druce [family ASPARAGACEAE], Rep. Bot. Exch. Club Soc. Brit. Isles, 3: 414. 1914. not W. Wight 1909
Medeola asparagoides Linnaeus [family CONVALLARIACEAE], Sp. Pl., 1: 339. 1753
Treatment Author(s)
Gerald B. Straley†
Frederick H. Utech
Information
Vines, erect to deflexed, branching, climbing to 1.5 m; roots tuberous. Stems slender, to 3 m, wiry, smooth to slightly ridged; cladophylls solitary at each node, broadly lanceolate to ovate, 15–35 × 5–15(–20) mm, leathery, with 20–24 parallel veins. Leaves membranous, 1–2 mm; blade broadly lanceolate. Inflorescences in axillary umbels, 1–3(–4)-flowered. Flowers bisexual; perianth campanulate; tepals white, with green median stripe abaxially, 5–7 × 1–1.5 mm; pedicel 5–8 mm, with hard, raised joint 1–3 mm above base. Berries red, 6–8 mm. Seeds 1–4(–6). 2n = 20. 
Phenology
mar-may (spring), jun-aug (summer)
Altitude range
0–100 m;
Distribution
s Africa.USA Calif.
Discussion
Asparagus asparagoides is cultivated as an ornamental and has naturalized locally in southern Europe.
Notes
invalid name
Native/Introduced
introduced;

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