Asparagaceae FAMILY
Asparagus verticillatus
Asparagus verticillatus
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Asparagus verticillatus is a perennial, climbing plant with a cluster of branched stems that become more or less woody, growing from a long, fleshy rootstock. The stems can be up to 250cm long, scrambling into the surrounding vegetation[ 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 harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeSoutheast Europe from the balkans and Ukraine through western Asia to the Caucasus and Iran
HabitatWoody margins, scrub, stony places and shores[ 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. ].