Common name
English: Sharp-leaved asparagus
German: Spitzblättriger Spargel
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2659)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)
Class: Liliopsida (392)
Order: Asparagales (46)
Family: Asparagaceae (32)(family description)
Genus: Asparagus (8)
Epithet: acutifolius L. (1)
Synonyms: Asparagus aetnensis Tornab., Asparagus ambiguus De Not., Asparagus brevifolius Tornab., Asparagus commutatus Ten., Asparagus corruda Scop., Asparagus inarimensis Tornab.
acutifolius => with pointed leaves
aetnensis => from Mount Etna, Italy
ambiguus => doubtful, of uncertain relationship
brevifolius => short-leaved
commutatus => changed, altered
inarimensis => from the Island of Ischia in the Tyrrhenian Sea, Italy; Virgil poetically referred to it as Inarime
Characteristics
Climate: sub-tropical
Habit: herb
Flower colour: green, white
External links
Check for Asparagus acutifolius at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [1302] Asparagus acutifolius - Plants For A Future