Asparagaceae FAMILY
Asparagus acutifolius
Asparagus acutifolius
Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Asparagus acutifolius is a herbaceous perennial climbing plant producing wiry stems up to 2 metres tall that can become somewhat woody at their base[ 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. It is considered by some to be a gourmet's form of asparagus, though others dismiss it as thin, bitter and stringy.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeEurope - Mediterranean regions in the north from Spain to Greece and Turkey, in the south from Morocco to Libya, and the various islands.
HabitatBushy and dry sunny places, mainly on limestone[ 45 Title Flowers of Greece and the Balkans. Publication Author Polunin. O. Publisher Oxford University Press Year 1980 ISBN 0-19-217626-9 Description A good pocket flora, it also lists quite a few plant uses. , 89 Title Flowers of the Mediterranean. Publication Author Polunin. O. and Huxley. A. Publisher Hogarth Press Year 1987 ISBN 0-7012-0784-1 Description A very readable pocket flora that is well illustrated. Gives some information on plant uses. , 132 Title Fruits of the Earth. Publication Author Bianchini. F., Corbetta. F. and Pistoia. M. Publisher Year ISBN Description Lovely pictures, a very readable book. ].