Asparagaceae FAMILY
Asparagus maritimus
Asparagus maritimus
Edibility
1/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Asparagus maritimus is a herbaceous perennial plant producing a cluster of branched shoots up to 60cm tall. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeNorthern Mediterranean from Spain to Greece and north to Ukraine.
HabitatSandy soils, mainly near the coast[ 50 Title Flora Europaea Publication Author ? Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1964 ISBN - Description An immense work in 6 volumes (including the index). The standard reference flora for Europe, it is very terse though and with very little extra information. Not for the casual reader. ].