Asparagus maritimus Mill.

Asperge maritime (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Asparagus

Characteristics

A herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination entomogamy
Spread endozoochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 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

Sandy soils, mainly near the coast.
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It is a temperate plant.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 3-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-9

Usage

The young shoots are boiled and dressed with olive oil or cooked with eggs.
Uses food gene source medicinal oil
Edible leaves shoots stems
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 21 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 15 - 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Asparagus maritimus habit picture by Sylvain Piry (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Asparagus maritimus leaf picture by Sans Attaches (cc-by-sa)
Asparagus maritimus leaf picture by David Francheteau (cc-by-sa)
Asparagus maritimus leaf picture by Sylvain Piry (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Asparagus maritimus flower picture by Jean-Claude Serre (cc-by-sa)
Asparagus maritimus flower picture by Emmanuel Torquebiau (cc-by-sa)
Asparagus maritimus flower picture by Sylvain Piry (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Asparagus maritimus fruit picture by Jean-Claude Serre (cc-by-sa)
Asparagus maritimus fruit picture by Patrick Nard (cc-by-sa)
Asparagus maritimus fruit picture by David Francheteau (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Asparagus maritimus world distribution map, present in Albania, France, Greece, Italy, and Ukraine

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:531191-1
WFO ID wfo-0000633579
COL ID HBH5
BDTFX ID 7229
INPN ID 84277
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Asparagus maritimus Asparagus tauscheri Asparagus amarus Asparagus levinae Asparagus marinus Asparagus scaber Asparagus officinalis var. maritimus