Asparagus acutifolius L., 1753 33% complete

Lesser asparagus

Sp. Pl.: 314 (1753)

Data sources

Each value Trefle shows for Asparagus acutifolius, with what every source says about it. When sources disagree, the strongest source is shown (how sources are ranked). Values imported before sources were recorded one by one are marked Source not recorded.

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Sourced3 Source not recorded18 Not on the record3 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database
Field Shown What the sources say
Core
Author L. No source recorded
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Bibliography Sp. Pl.: 314 (1753) No source recorded
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Phylum Tracheophyta No source recorded
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Rank species No source recorded
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Status accepted No source recorded
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Year 1753 No source recorded
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Descriptive
Common name Lesser asparagus No source recorded
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Observations Medit. No source recorded
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Morphology
Average height 45 cm
  • 45 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 197 observations · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 158, 175, 429, 474, 654, 818, 898
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Flower color yellow No source recorded
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Growth habit Subshrub No source recorded
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Maximum height empty
  • 100 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09
    TRY 7.0 datasets 158, 175, 429, 474, 654, 818, 898
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Sexuality empty Not on the record
Vegetable false No source recorded
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Phenology
Bloom months jul, aug, sep No source recorded
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Duration perennial Sourced
Ecology
Atmospheric humidity 4 / 9 · moderately dry air No source recorded
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Light 5 / 9 · half-shade No source recorded
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Nitrogen fixation empty Not on the record
Ph maximum pH 7 No source recorded
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Ph minimum pH 6.5 No source recorded
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Soil nutriments 5 / 9 · intermediate (mesotrophic) No source recorded
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Soil salinity 0 / 9 · absent from saline soils No source recorded
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Cultivation
Minimum root depth 69 cm Sourced