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

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Asparagus

Characteristics

Rigid, erect, dense, compact, perennial shrubs ±0.6 m high, strongly zigzagging with short internodes, glabrous or minutely pubescent. Rhizome and roots not seen. Cladodes solitary, paired at stem apices, alternate, divaricate, spinous, ±10 mm long. Flowers few to several, in an apical fascicle, shorter than the 3 surrounding cladodes; perianth typical, tepals ±4 mm long, white; stalk ±4 mm long, surrounded by minute bracts, disc near base. Berry ±5 mm in diameter.
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Erect, compact shrub, up to 0.6 m high. Stems strongly zigzagging with short internodes, glabrous or minutely pubescent. Spines absent. Cladodes solitary, paired at stem apices, alternate, divaricate, spinous, ± 10 mm long. Flowers few to several in apical fascicles; pedicels ± 4 mm long, articulated near base. Flowering time uncertain, possibly Oct.-Jan. Fruit a berry.
Compact, dense, spiny shrub. Branchlets short, stout, zigzagging. Cladodes ± 10 mm long. Flower fascicles ± as long as subtending cladodes. Flower stalk 5-6 mm long. Flowers white.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.6
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 7-8
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
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
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Asparagus intricatus world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:988330-1
WFO ID wfo-0000633049
COL ID HBFN
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Asparagus intricatus Protasparagus intricatus
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