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Asparagus acutifolius
English: Wild asparagus
Spanish: Esparraguera de monte
Estonian: Looduslik spargel
Asparagus acutifolius reaches on average 30–70
centimetres (12–28 in) of height. The stems have
much-branched feathery foliage.
Portuguese: Espargos selvagens It is in leaf in January and it is in flower from
August to September
Albanian: Espargos selvagens In the Mediterranean this plant is quite common.
Turkish: Yabani kuşkonmaz It can be found on roads, on dry and sunny grounds.
Flowers
It is dioecious (individual flowers
are either male or female, but only
one sex is to be found on any one
plant so both male and female plants
must be grown if seed is required).
and are pollinated by Bees.The plant
is not self-fertile.
Leaves
The "leaves" are in fact
needle-like modified
stems.