Asparagus officinalis subsp. prostratus (Dumort.) Corb.

Asperge couchée (fr), Asperge prostrée (fr)

Subspecies

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Characteristics

A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It lies along the ground. The shoots are only short.

Life form	perennial
Growth form	herb
Growth support	-
Foliage retention	-
Sexuality	dioecy
Pollination	entomogamy
Spread	endozoochory
Mature width (meter)	-
Mature height (meter)	-
Root system	-
Rooting depth (meter)	-
Root diameter (meter)	-
Flower color
Blooming months	Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Fruit color	-
Fruiting months	-
Nitrogen fixer	-
Photosynthetic pathway	-

Environment

It is a temperate plant.

Light
Soil humidity
Soil texture
Soil acidity
Soil nutriment
Hardiness (USDA)	-

Usage

Uses	-
Edible	shoots
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°)	-35
Optimum temperature (C°)	15 - 30
Size	-
Vigor	-
Productivity	-

Distribution

Identifiers

LSID	-
WFO ID	wfo-0000634067
COL ID	7JBBK
BDTFX ID	7235
INPN ID	131757
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Synonyms

Asparagus officinalis subsp. prostratus Asparagus officinalis var. prostratus Asparagus altilis subsp. prostratus