Asparagus officinalis L.

Spice Fruit In the field

Family: LILIACEAE

Genus: Asparagus

Catalan common name: Esparraguera.

Province distribution: Balearic Islands. Barcelona. Girona. Lleida. Tarragona. València.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Some regions

Uses and properties: Edible or foodstuffs.

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Geophyte.

Habitats: Cultivated fields, path and road sides, disturbed zones. Garden plants. Cultivated. Subespontaneous.

Characteristics: This asparagus can't be confused with others of its genus, as it is the only one in our territory with an herbaceous stem and soft cladodes. The fruit is a red berry that easily separated from the cladodes.