Asparagus sprengeri Regel

Spice Detail

Family: LILIACEAE

Genus: Asparagus

Catalan common name: Espareguera de jardí.

General distribution (Phytogeography): Africa

IUCN Category: LCLeast concern

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Habitats: Garden plants. Gardens.

Characteristics: A perennial herb with a hanging shape, arched stems and stiff, flattened linear and very mucronate leaves (cladodes). The flowers are very small, scented, and white in colour and disposed in racemes. The fruit is in the form of a red berry.