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

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Asparagus flagellaris is a flowering plant that is native to tropical Africa.^[1]

Like related species, the shoot-tips are eaten as a vegetable.^{[citation needed]} The fruit — juicy orange berries with a sweet taste — are also eaten.^[2]

References[edit]

^ "Asparagus flagellaris (Kunth) Baker". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
^ Ruffo, Christopher K.; Birnie, Ann; Tengnäs, Bo (2002). Edible wild plants of Tanzania. Regional Land Management Unit/Sida. ISBN 9966-896-62-7.

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

[2] Ruffo, Christopher K.; Birnie, Ann; Tengnäs, Bo (2002). Edible wild plants of Tanzania. Regional Land Management Unit/Sida. ISBN 9966-896-62-7.

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+{{Speciesbox
-| color = lightgreen
-| name = ''Asparagus flagellaris''
+|genus = Asparagus
+|species = flagellaris
-| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
+|authority = ([[Kunth]]) [[John Gilbert Baker|Baker]]
-| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
+|synonyms=''Asparagopsis flagellaris'' <small>Kunth</small><br>
-| classis = [[Liliopsida]]
+''Asparagus abyssinicus'' <small>Hochst. ex A.Rich.</small><br>
-| ordo = [[Asparagales]]
+''Asparagus pauli-guilelmi'' <small>Solms</small><br>
-| familia = [[Asparagaceae]]
+''Asparagus schweinfurthii'' <small>[[John Gilbert Baker|Baker]]</small><br>
-| genus = ''[[Asparagus]]''
+''Asparagus somalensis'' <small>Chiov.</small>
-| species = '''''A. flagellaris'''''
-| binomial = ''Asparagus flagellaris''
-| binomial_authority = ([[Kunth]]) Baker
 }}
+'''''Asparagus flagellaris''''' is a  [[flowering plant]] that is native to [[tropical]] [[Africa]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:531107-1|title= Asparagus flagellaris (Kunth) Baker|author=<!--Not stated-->|date=n.d.|website=Plants of the World Online|publisher=The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew|access-date=July 21, 2020}}</ref>
-''Asparagus flagellaris'' is a  [[flowering plant]] in the family [[Asparagaceae]], native to tropical Africa.
+Like related species, the shoot-tips are eaten as a [[vegetable]].{{citation needed|date=October 2020}} The fruit &mdash; juicy orange berries with a sweet taste &mdash; are also eaten.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Ruffo |first1=Christopher K. |last2=Birnie |first2=Ann |last3=Tengnäs |first3=Bo |title=Edible wild plants of Tanzania |year=2002 |publisher=Regional Land Management Unit/Sida |isbn=9966-896-62-7 }}</ref>
-Like related species, the shoot-tips are eaten as a vegetable.<ref name="prota">Grubben, G.J.H. & Denton, O.A. (2004) Plant Resources of Tropical Africa 2. Vegetables. PROTA Foundation, Wageningen; Backhuys, Leiden; CTA, Wageningen.</ref>
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+{{WestAfricanPlants|Asparagus flagellaris}}
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+{{-}}
+[[Category:Asparagus|flagellaris]]
+[[Category:Flora of Africa]]
+[[Category:Flora of Saudi Arabia]]
+[[Category:Taxa named by Carl Sigismund Kunth]]
+[[Category:Taxa named by John Gilbert Baker]]
+{{Asparagaceae-stub}}
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