Asparagus angulofractus Iljin

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Asparagus

Characteristics

Herbs dioecious. Roots 4--5 mm thick. Stems erect, 30--80 cm, smooth; branches usually slightly flexuous, sometimes indistinctly striate. Cladodes in fascicles of 1--5, generally spreading horizontally or downward at an obtuse angle, usually straight, 1--2.5 cm × 1--1.5 mm, suberete, slightly flattened, sometimes irregularly grooved. Leaf spur short, not spinescent. Inflorescences developing after cladodes. Flowers of both sexes paired. Male flowers: pedicel 4--6 mm; perianth yellowish green, campanulate, 4--5 mm; filaments adnate to perianth segments for ca. 1/2 their length. Female flowers: pedicel 5--7 mm, articulate at or near apex; perianth 3--4 mm. Fl. May--Jun.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.6
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 21 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 15 - 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Asparagus angulofractus world distribution map, present in China, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:531007-1
WFO ID wfo-0000631463
COL ID HBBK
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Asparagus angulofractus Asparagus soongoricus