Asparagus filicladus (Oberm.) Fellingham & N.L.Mey.

Species

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Characteristics

Erect, spiny shrub, scrambling in shade, up to 0.6 m high. Stems pale grey, smooth, branches curved upwards. Spines short, sharp, recurved. Cladodes 15-25 per fascicle, curved, apiculate, pale green, 10-15 mm long. Flowers in racemes; stamens with yellow anthers; pedicels ± 3 mm long, articulated just below middle. Flowering time uncertain, possibly around Nov., Dec. Fruit a berry.
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Erect spiny shrub to 60 cm, stems pale grey with hooked spines. Cladodes 15-25 in fascicles, falcate. Flowers in racemes, tepals and filaments spreading.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.6
Root system -
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Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
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Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

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

Cultivation

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

Distribution

Asparagus filicladus world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:988324-1
WFO ID wfo-0000632559
COL ID 67TL7
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Protasparagus filicladus Asparagus filicladus