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Scientific name: | Asparagus aphyllus L. | |
Common name: | Prickly Asparagus | |
Hebrew name: | אספרג החורש | |
Arabic name: | شرحلا نويل Heleewan Al-Harsh | |
Family: | Liliaceae, שושניים |
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Life form: | Chamaephyte (subshrub) | |
Spinescence: | Stems | |
Stems: | Tough stems, sometimes woody | |
Leaves: | Alternate, scale | |
Flowers: | Yellow | |
Fruits / pods: | Berries from 7 to 8 mm, black at maturity, containing 1 to 3 seeds | |
Flowering Period: | September, October, November | |
Habitat: | Mediterranean maquis and forest | |
Distribution: | Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands | |
Chorotype: | Mediterranean | |
Summer shedding: | Perennating |
Derivation of the botanical name: Asparagus; an ancient Greek name for the plant. aphyllus, a, α-, "not, without, less"; phyllon, φυλλον, "leaf, foliage"; leafless. The Hebrew word: אספרג, asparag, transliteration from Greek asparagus.
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