Asparagaceae FAMILY
Asparagus albus
Asparagus albus
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Asparagus albus is a prickly, scrambling, evergreen perennial plant with more or less woody stems that can persist for several years. It grows around 100cm tall[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food, with some reports saying that they are sold in local markets, whilst another saying that they are not very worthwhile.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeWestern and central Mediterranean - Portugal to Italy, Morocco to Libya
HabitatHigh plateaux in hedges and scrub[ 46 Title Dictionary of Economic Plants. Publication Author Uphof. J. C. Th. Publisher Weinheim Year 1959 ISBN - Description An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader. , 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. ].