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Asparagus officinalis subsp. prostratus

(Dumort.) Corb.

Wild asparagus

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Alex Zuijdervliet

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Alex Zuijdervliet

gbif· cc-by-nc-nd

Jan-Willem Valk

Description

A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It lies along the ground. The shoots are only short.

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Edible Uses

The shoots are eaten.

Distribution

It is a temperate plant.

References (1)

  • Irving, M., 2009, The Forager Handbook, A Guide to the Edible Plants of Britain. Ebury Press p 332 (As Asparagus prostratus)

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