Asparagus przewalskyi Ivanova ex Grubov & T.V.Egorova

Species

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Characteristics

Herbs dioecious. Rhizomes creeping, stolonlike, 1.2--1.8 mm thick., with spaced roots. Stems erect, usually simple, 10--30 cm, striate or striate-ridged. Cladodes in fascicles of 5--7, spreading, falcate, 0.4--2(--3.2) cm × ca. 0.7 mm, subterete, slightly flattened, indistinctly grooved. Leaves scarcely spurred. Inflorescences developing after cladodes. Flowers of both sexes paired; pedicel 3.5--4 mm, articulate distally. Male flowers: perianth pale purple, ca. 7 mm; stamens unequal, outer ones longer than inner, filaments adnate to perianth segments for ca. 3/4 their length. Female flowers: perianth ca. 4 mm; aborted stamens 6. Berry ca. 7 mm in diam., ca. 3-seeded. Fl. May, fr. Aug.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
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Root system rhizome
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Usage

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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 21 - 30
Germination temperacture (C°) 15 - 21
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Germination treatment soaking
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Distribution

Asparagus przewalskyi world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:896047-1
WFO ID wfo-0000634347
COL ID HBK3
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Asparagus borealis Asparagus dolichorhizomatus Asparagus przewalskyi