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

Habit: Upright Form: Round Texture: Fine Mature Size: Height: 0.7 - 1.3m Spread: 1.0 - 1.5m Growth Rate: Fast Origin: Europe (E. Mediterranean) Hardiness Rating: Zone 4: (-34 to -29 C) Exposure: Full sun Soil/ Growing Medium: Landscape Uses: Medicinal plant, Urban agriculture Additional Info: Google

Leaf Morphology: Glossary Form: Dissected, Simple Arrangement: Alternate Texture/ Venation: Soft flexible Surfaces: Glabrous Compound Leaf: Bipinnate Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Acicular Margins:

Inflorescence Type: Flowers clustered Flower Morphology: Dioecious plant Number of Petals: 6 Corolla Shape: Campanulate Ovary Position: Superior Colour (petals): Not showy, White, Green Flower Time at Peak: May, Jun Additional Info: Six tepals

Fruit Type: Berry (true) Fruit Colour: Red Fruiting Time: Aug, Sep Additional Info: 6-15 mm long; poisonous

Bark Morphology: Smooth Bark or Stem Colour: Green     Organ Modifications: Rhizomes, Tuberous roots, the "leaves" are needle-like cladodes (modified stems) in the axils of scale leaves

Pest Susceptibility:	Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Rabbit resistant, Drought resistant

Location(s): (CGW) Community Garden West (FEA) Field lab Equipment Area Location Map

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