Chandigarh Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Chandigarh (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Asparagaceae | Genus: Asparagus | Species: Asparagus racemosus Willd. |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Asparagopsis abyssinica Kunth, Asparagus jacquemontiiBaker, Asparagus petitianus A.Rich. | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Asparagus, Shatavir, Satavar, Satawari | Flower Type | Raceme |
| English / Trade Name | Wild Asparagus | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Satawari | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | Upto 1500m | Fruit Type | Berry |
| Habit | Climber | Fruit Details | Fruit 4-5 mm across, red or blackish when ripe |
| Habitat | Cultivated in gardens, also occurs as wild | Bark Type | Prickly |
| Distribution | India, Tropical Africa, Indonesia And Australia | Bark Details | Perennial prickly surface grayish brown |
| Distribution in chandigarh | Chandigarh Botanical Garden and Nature Park | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Pinnate | ||
| Description of Species | Tall, much branched, scandent or somewhat climbing shrubs, with tuberous rootstock; Stem terete, 3-quetrous, smooth, striate; spines suberect or slightly curved, 0.8-1.5 cm long. cladodes 0.8-1.5 Cm long, in tuft of 2-6, spreading, falate, acuminate. racemes solitary or in fascicles, 2-5 cm long; Flowers white, Pedicels slender, jointed in the middle. Perianth lobes spreading, Antehrs minute, purplish. ovules many in each cell. berries 4-5 mm across, red or blackish when ripe | Leaf Details | Leaves in clusters Of 2-6, 0.8-1.5 × 0.1-0.3 cm, Linear-falcate, slightly triquetrous, base narrow, apex acute |
