Asparagaceae FAMILY
Asparagus tenuifolius
Asparagus tenuifolius
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Asparagus tenuifolius is an erect, herbaceous perennial plant producing a cluster of branched stems 30 - 100cm tall[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeEurope - Mediterranean region from France east to Greece and Turkey, and north to Switzerland, Austria and Ukraine, .
HabitatGroves and scrub[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].