Asparagus tenuifolius Lam.

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Taxonomy: Fam. Asparagaceae// Genus: Asparagus/ Species: Asparagus tenuifolius Lam.

The classification is given according to The Euro+Med Planbase (Raab-Straube, 2022+).

Determined according to the botanical key provided by Valdés in Tutin et al. (1980).

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

Distribution:  Native from South-Central and South Europe to Ukraine and Türkiye according to the distribution information provided by The Euro+Med Planbase (Raab-Straube, 2022+) and the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat: Sparse woods in the oak forests zone.

Flowering period: Spring: APR.

Asparagus tenuifolius – habit. Osogovo – Manilovo (village of Bezikovo region), 28.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asparagus tenuifolius – habit. Osogovo – Manilovo (village of Bezikovo region), 28.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asparagus tenuifolius – habit. Osogovo – Manilovo (village of Bezikovo region), 28.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asparagus tenuifolius – habit. Osogovo – Manilovo (village of Bezikovo region), 28.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asparagus tenuifolius – habit. Osogovo – Manilovo (village of Bezikovo region), 28.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asparagus tenuifolius – habit. Osogovo – Manilovo (village of Bezikovo region), 28.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asparagus tenuifolius – habit. Osogovo – Manilovo (village of Bezikovo region), 28.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asparagus tenuifolius – habit. Osogovo – Manilovo (village of Bezikovo region), 28.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asparagus tenuifolius – main stem with branches. Osogovo – Manilovo (village of Bezikovo region), 28.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asparagus tenuifolius – main stem with branches. Osogovo – Manilovo (village of Bezikovo region), 28.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asparagus tenuifolius – main stem with branches. Osogovo – Manilovo (village of Bezikovo region), 28.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asparagus tenuifolius – branches with cladodes and flowers. Osogovo – Manilovo (village of Bezikovo region), 28.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asparagus tenuifolius – branch with cladodes and flowers. Osogovo – Manilovo (village of Bezikovo region), 28.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asparagus tenuifolius – branch with cladodes and flowers. Osogovo – Manilovo (village of Bezikovo region), 28.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asparagus tenuifolius – branch with cladodes and flowers. Osogovo – Manilovo (village of Bezikovo region), 28.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asparagus tenuifolius – branch with cladodes and flowers. Osogovo – Manilovo (village of Bezikovo region), 28.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asparagus tenuifolius – branch with cladodes and flowers. Osogovo – Manilovo (village of Bezikovo region), 28.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asparagus tenuifolius – branches with cladodes and flowers. Osogovo – Manilovo (village of Bezikovo region), 28.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asparagus tenuifolius – branch with cladodes and fruits. Osogovo – Manilovo (village of Bezikovo region), 28.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asparagus tenuifolius – branches with cladodes and fruits. Osogovo – Manilovo (village of Bezikovo region), 28.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asparagus tenuifolius – branches with cladodes and fruits. Osogovo – Manilovo (village of Bezikovo region), 28.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asparagus tenuifolius – branch with cladodes and fruits. Osogovo – Manilovo (village of Bezikovo region), 28.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asparagus tenuifolius – branch with cladodes and fruits. Osogovo – Manilovo (village of Bezikovo region), 28.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asparagus tenuifolius – fruits. Osogovo – Manilovo (village of Bezikovo region), 28.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asparagus tenuifolius – fruits. Osogovo – Manilovo (village of Bezikovo region), 28.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asparagus tenuifolius – branches with cladodes. Osogovo – Manilovo (village of Bezikovo region), 28.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asparagus tenuifolius – branches with cladodes; width of cladodes – scale in mm. Osogovo – Manilovo (village of Bezikovo region), 28.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asparagus tenuifolius – main stem with leaves and branches. Osogovo – Manilovo (village of Bezikovo region), 28.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asparagus tenuifolius – main stem. Osogovo – Manilovo (village of Bezikovo region), 28.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asparagus tenuifolius – main stems. Osogovo – Manilovo (village of Bezikovo region), 28.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asparagus tenuifolius – lower part of main stem with leaves. Osogovo – Manilovo (village of Bezikovo region), 28.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asparagus tenuifolius – lower part of main stem with leaves. Osogovo – Manilovo (village of Bezikovo region), 28.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asparagus tenuifolius – lower part of main stem with leaves. Osogovo – Manilovo (village of Bezikovo region), 28.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asparagus tenuifolius – lower part of main stem with leaf. Osogovo – Manilovo (village of Bezikovo region), 28.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asparagus tenuifolius – lower part of main stem with leaf. Osogovo – Manilovo (village of Bezikovo region), 28.04.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asparagus tenuifolius– branch with cladodes and flowers. Scale in cm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asparagus tenuifolius – branch with cladodes and flowers. Scale in cm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asparagus tenuifolius – branch with cladodes and fruits. Scale in cm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asparagus tenuifolius – branches with cladodes and fruits. Scale in cm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asparagus tenuifolius – male flowers. Scale in mm. The anthers are 0.4 – 0.5 mm long, up to 6 times shorter than the fillaments. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Asparagus tenuifolius – fruits and cladodes. Scale in mm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Asparagus tenuifolius Lam. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:531354-1 [Accessed 29.04.2024].

Asparagus tenuifolius. Raab-Straube, E. von (2022+): Asparagaceae. – In: Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published at https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/fff3cb74-b35e-4dee-8445-7e44783ee246 [Accessed 29.04.2024].

Valdés, B. in 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, pp. 71 – 73.