Asparagus flagellaris
Asparagus flagellaris
- Native to:
- Benin | Burkina | Burundi | Cameroon | Central African Republic | Chad | DR Congo | Equatorial Guinea | Eritrea | Ethiopia | Gabon | Gambia | Ghana | Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | Ivory Coast | Kenya | Malawi | Mali | Mauritania | Mozambique | Namibia | Niger | Nigeria | Rwanda | Saudi Arabia | Senegal | Sierra Leone | Sudan-South Sudan | Tanzania | Togo | Uganda | Zambia | Zimbabwe
iNaturalist: © ogaoue (iNaturalist #84838497)
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Asparagaceae
- Genus:
- Asparagus
- Species:
- Asparagus flagellaris
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Vine
- Height:
- 200 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- High
- Bloom Months:
- may,jun,jul
- Bloom Colors:
- white, cream
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- birds
- Deer Resistant:
- Yes
- Fire Ecology:
- Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire
- Fire Notes:
- Resprouts vigorously from underground tubers following fire. Common in fire-prone grassland and savanna ecosystems.