English: Prickly Asparagus

German: Blattloser Spargel

Portuguese: Espargo-bravo-maior

Kingdom: Plantae (2090)

  Phylum: Magnoliophyta (1997)

    Class: Liliopsida (314)

      Order: Liliales (133)

        Family: Asparagaceae (17) (family description)

          Genus: Asparagus (7)

           Epithet: aphyllus L. (1)

aphyllus => without leaves

Climate: sub-tropical

Habitat: xerophytic

Habit: shrub

Flower colour: green, yellow

Check for Asparagus aphyllus at The Plant List, GBIF or IPNI

• [468] Asparagus aphyllus - Plants For A Future database

• [3] González, G.L. (2004): Guia de los árboles y arbustos de la Península Iberica y Baleares. Mundi-Prensa Libros, Madrid, Spain.

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