Asparagus densiflorus
Asparagus densiflorus
Safety & Hazards
Eating the fruit is known to cause gastrointestinal problems in humans, though the effects are fairly mild[ 293 Title Poisonous Plants of North Carolina Publication Author Website http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/poison/poison.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent concise but comprehensive guide to toxic plants that grow in N. Carolina. It lists even those plants that are of very low toxicity, including several well-known food plants such as carrots and potatoes. ]. Skin contact with the sap can cause a minor, short-lived irritation[ 293 Title Poisonous Plants of North Carolina Publication Author Website http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/poison/poison.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent concise but comprehensive guide to toxic plants that grow in N. Carolina. It lists even those plants that are of very low toxicity, including several well-known food plants such as carrots and potatoes. ].
Botanical Description
Asparagus densiflorus is an evergreen, herbaceous perennial plant producing erect or trailing stems up to 1 metre long from a tuberous rootstock. The stems have small, hardly noticeable spines and are somewhat woody[ 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. ]. Widely grown as an ornamental, the plant can also be used as a ground cover and to prevent soil erosion.