Asparagaceae FAMILY

Asparagus dauricus

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Asparagus dauricus is an unarmed, erect, herbaceous perennial plant with much-branched stems 30 - 80cm tall growing from a slender rootstock[ 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. , 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The plant has been harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - southeast Siberia, Mongolia, northern China, Korea

HabitatGravelly steppes, stony slopes, rocks and rarely in sandy soils or fallows[ 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. ]. Sandy wastelands and arid slopes at elevations from near sea level to 2,200 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].