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Asparagus horridus

Botanic Family

Asparagaceae

Author

Linnaeus

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Algeria
• Balearic Islands
• Canary Islands
• Cyprus
• Egypt
• Greece
• Gulf States
• Italy
• Lebanon
• Libya
• Morocco
• Palestine
• Spain
• Saudi Arabia
• Syria
• Tunisia

Natural Habitats

• Woodland
• shrubland
• desert

Flowering Times

• Mar-May (Israel)

Fruiting Times

Scrambler with woody stem. Fascicles with 1-4 spiny cladodes. Cream or yellow flowers. Greenish-white berry to 8mm diameter.

Used as food

Further References

• The Plant List 2
• Kew
• UTempP
• Flowers in Tsrael