Asparagus verticillatus L.

Taxonomy: Fam. Asparagaceae// Genus: Asparagus/ Species: Asparagus verticillatus L. The classification is given according to The Euro+Med Planbase (source: Raab-Straube, 2022+).

Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 5 (Tutin et al., 1980).

Lifeform: Rhizomatous perennial; Cryptophyte- rhizome geophyte according to the  Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native from Southeast Europe to Iran according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat: Hill pastures/ dry grasslands, bushland.

Flowering period: Late spring – summer: (MAY-) JUN.

Asparagus verticillatus – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asparagus verticillatus – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asparagus verticillatus – stems with cladodes and fruits. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asparagus verticillatus – stem with cladodes and fruits. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asparagus verticillatus – stem with cladodes and fruits. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asparagus verticillatus – stem with cladodes and fruits. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asparagus verticillatus – stems with cladodes and fruit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asparagus verticillatus – stem with cladodes. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 23.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asparagus verticillatus – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asparagus verticillatus – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asparagus verticillatus – stem with cladodes and flower buds. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asparagus verticillatus – stem with cladodes and flower buds. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asparagus verticillatus – stem with cladodes and flower buds. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asparagus verticillatus –apical part of developing stem. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asparagus verticillatus – stem with cladodes and flower buds. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asparagus verticillatus – stem with cladodes. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asparagus verticillatus – cladodes. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asparagus verticillatus – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asparagus verticillatus – cladodes. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asparagus verticillatus – stem with cladodes. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asparagus verticillatus – cladodes. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asparagus verticillatus – ripe fruit with seed. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 12.09.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Asparagus verticillatus L. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:531379-1 [Accessed 27.09.2021].

Asparagus verticillatus. Raab-Straube, E. von (2022+): Asparagaceae. – In: Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/bb595667-e18e-41e1-861b-d5caacc1cfb8 [Accessed 25.01.2023].

Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1980). Flora Europaea. Volume 5: Alismataceae to Orchidaceae (Monocotyledones). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Last update: 25.01.2023.

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