Asparagus flagellaris

Asparagus flagellaris is a flowering plant that is native to tropical Africa.[1] Like related species, the shoot-tips are eaten as a vegetable.

Asparagus flagellaris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Asparagaceae
Subfamily: Asparagoideae
Genus: Asparagus
Species:
A. flagellaris
Binomial name
Asparagus flagellaris
Synonyms

Asparagopsis flagellaris Kunth
Asparagus abyssinicus Hochst. ex A.Rich.
Asparagus pauli-guilelmi Solms
Asparagus schweinfurthii Baker
Asparagus somalensis Chiov.

References
  1. "Asparagus flagellaris (Kunth) Baker". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved July 21, 2020.


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