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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= 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> |
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Like related species, the shoot-tips are eaten as a [[vegetable]].{{cn|date=2020 |
Like related species, the shoot-tips are eaten as a [[vegetable]].{{cn|date=October 2020}} The fruit — juicy orange berries with a sweet taste — 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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==References== |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asparagoideae |
| Genus: | Asparagus |
| Species: | A. flagellaris
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Asparagopsis flagellaris Kunth | |
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
- ^ "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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