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Asparagus laricinus
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Mukuvisi Woodland, office area
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Road to Bunga Views, Vumba
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| Synonyms: |
Protasparagus laricinus (Burch.) Oberm. |
| Common names: | Cluster-leaf asparagus (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Scrambling shrub or climber up to 2.5 m. Stems whitish with short hard spines; cladodes (leaf-like modified branchlets) in clusters of up to 60, 2.5-3.5 cm long; flowers white, on the outside of cladode clusters; fruits red. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | laricinus: with leaves like the larch (Larix) |
| Habitat: | In scrub at the edges of forest, woodland or grassland. |
| Altitude range: | |
| Flowering time: | Dec - Mar |
| Worldwide distribution: | |
| Mozambique distribution: | MS |
| Growth form: | |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Wednesday 18 November 2009 |
| Literature: |
Pickering, H. & Roe, E. (2009). Wild Flowers of the Victoria Falls Area Helen Pickering, London Page 30. (Includes a picture). |
Other sources of information about Asparagus laricinus:
African Plant Database: Asparagus laricinusBiodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Asparagus laricinus
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Asparagus laricinus
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Asparagus laricinus
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Asparagus laricinus
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Asparagus laricinus
JSTOR Plant Science: Asparagus laricinus
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Asparagus laricinus
Kew Monocotyledon checklist: Asparagus laricinus
Tropicos: Asparagus laricinus
West African Plants database: Asparagus laricinus
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