Asparagus nodulosus (Oberm.) J.-p.Lebrun & Stork

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Asparagaceae > Asparagus

Characteristics

Plant scandent. Rhizome woody, hard; roots terete. Stems minutely tomentose with erect, white hairs, knobbed below, the dark knobs (old swollen spine bases) ±4 mm in diameter, younger spines exserted, short, sharp. Branches numerous, spreading-erect, pubescent, dull green; branchlets numerous, short, glabrous. Cladodes fine, thin, ±5 mm long, in dense semicircular fascicles. Flowers and berries not seen.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
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Mature height (meter) -
Root system rhizome
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
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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
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Distribution

Asparagus nodulosus world distribution map, present in Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:982800-1
WFO ID wfo-0000633989
COL ID HBJ2
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Asparagus nodulosus Protasparagus nodulosus