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'''''Asparagus flagellaris''''' is a [[flowering plant]] that is native to [[tropical]] [[Africa]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.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]] 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>


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]].{{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>

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Asparagus flagellaris
Scientific classification Edit this 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.

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]

  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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