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Asparagus laricinus

Botanic Family

Asparagaceae

Author

Burchell

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Angola
• Botswana
• Central African Republic
• Congo
• Lesotho
• Malawi
• Mozambique
• Namibia
• Cape Provinces
• Natal
• Orange Free State
• Northern Provinces - South Africa
• Swaziland
• Tanzania
• Zaire
• Zambia
• Zimbabwe

Natural Habitats

• Montane areas
• scrub grassland
• riverside
• woodland

Flowering Times

Fruiting Times

Sometimes scandent shrub to 4m with glabrous woody or pubescent branches with spins to 7mm long. Leaves with pungent spur, 60-60 cladodes to 35mm long in fascicles. 1-12 flowered umbels or fascicles tepals white to cream to 4mm long. Red berry to 7mm diameter.

Further References

• The Plant List 2
• FOTA
• Kew
• FZ