Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa
Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa
Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa
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Taxon
Asparagus officinalis
Common name:
Aspersie, Asparagus
Family:
Asparagaceae subfam. Asparagoideae
Distribution:
Eastern Europe
IUCN Red list:
Not evaluated
Comments:
Only young asparagus shoots are commonly eaten: once the buds start to open ("ferning out"), the shoots quickly turn woody.
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Locations
1:
Nursery areas
• Accession: 2014-180 • Provenance: Horticultural
2:
Nursery areas
• Accession: 2019-255 • Provenance: Unrecorded
3:
Seed Store
• Accession: 2014-147 • Provenance: Horticultural
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Individual