School of Horticulture
Plant Database
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Scientific Name: | Asparagus officinalis |
Pronunciation: | uh-SPARE-uh-gus uh-fiss-ih-NAY-liss |
Common Name: | asparagus |
Family Name: | Asparagaceae |
Plant Type: | Herbaceous perennial |
Key ID Features: | "Leaves" are flexible needle-like cladodes (modified stems) in the axils of tan coloured scale leaves; flowers greenish-white to yellowish, bell shaped, arising at nodes in spring, about 5 mm long; berries on female plants in late summer. |
Course(s): | HORT 1155 |
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Pest Susceptibility: | Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Rabbit resistant, Drought resistant |
Location(s): (CGW) Community Garden West (FEA) Field lab Equipment Area Location Map |