Asparagus flavicaulis subsp. flavicaulis

Subspecies

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Characteristics

Erect chamaephyte, up to 0.3 m high. Roots terete. Branchlets absent. Stems yellow when young. Spines basal half of spine puberulous, apical half glabrous. Cladodes glabrous, smooth. Flowers: lateral beside opposing cladode fascicles, placed halfway along a spinous branch; tepals white; Aug.-Dec. Fruit a berry.
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Erect chamaephyte, up to 300 mm tall. Branchlets absent. Young stems yellow. Basal half of spine puberulous, apical half glabrous. Cladodes glabrous, smooth. Flowers lateral beside opposing cladode fascicles, which are placed halfway along a spinous branch. Flowers white.
Cladodes smooth, glabrous.
Life form perennial
Growth form -
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.3
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture 7-8
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Asparagus flavicaulis subsp. flavicaulis world distribution map, present in Botswana, South Africa, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77170627-1
WFO ID wfo-0000772554
COL ID 7JBB5
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Asparagus flavicaulis subsp. flavicaulis