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Asparagus schoberioides Kunth

Species

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Characteristics

Herbs dioecious. Roots 2--3 mm thick, slender. Stems erect, to 1 m, unarmed, distinctly striate-ridged distally; branches angled or sometimes narrowly winged. Cladodes usually in fascicles of 3 or 4, linear, falcate, 1--4 cm × ca. 1 mm, flat, basally 3-angled, midvein distinct. Leaf spur short. Inflorescences developing after cladodes, axillary. Flowers of both sexes in clusters of 2--4, subequal; pedicel ca. 1 mm or less. Male flowers: perianth yellowish green, campanulate, 2--2.5 mm; filaments free. Berry red, ca. 6 mm in diam., usually 1-or 2-seeded. Fl. May--Jun, fr. Aug--Sep. 2 n = 20*.
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A herb. The stems are erect and 1 m tall. There are lines along it towards the end. The branches are angled and can have narrow wings. The flattened part coming from the stem are in groups of 3 or 4. The flowers are of both sexes in clusters or 2-4. The fruit is a red berry 6 mm across.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) 0.3
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Forests and grassy slopes; at elevations from 400-2,300 metres in China. Deciduous woods, shrub thickets, and meadows in Siberia.
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It is a temperate plant. It grows on grassy slopes between 400-2,300 m above sea level in north China.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

Uses food gene source medicinal
Edible 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

Asparagus schoberioides unspecified picture
Asparagus schoberioides unspecified picture

Distribution

Asparagus schoberioides world distribution map, present in China, Japan, Montenegro, and Korea (Democratic People's Republic of)

Conservation status

Asparagus schoberioides threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:531305-1
WFO ID wfo-0000634643
COL ID HBL2
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Asparagus micranthus Asparagus rigidulus Asparagus sieboldii Asparagus parviflorus Asparagus schoberioides Asparagus sessiliflorus Asparagus wrightii Asparagus schoberioides var. subsetaceus
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