Asparagus schroederi
Engl.
AsparagaceaeShoots
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Shoots
The shoots are eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant. It grows in the savannah.
Africa, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central Africa, East Africa, Ghana, Southern Africa, Togo, West Africa, Zimbabwe,
Countries: Angola, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Botswana, Congo (DRC), Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Comoros, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Tunisia, Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
How to Identify
An erect herb. It is spiny. It can grow to 1 m high. It has a tuberous root. The flowers are cream with yellow anthers.
Names & Synonyms
Asparagus obermeyerae JessopAsparagus wildemanii Weim.Protasparagus schroederi (Engl.) Oberm.
References (2)
- Burkill, H.M., 1995. The useful plants of West Tropical Africa. 2nd Edition. Volume 3, Families J–L. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, United Kingdom. 857 pp.
- van der Burg, W.J., 2004. Asparagus flagellaris (Kunth) Baker. [Internet] Record from Protabase. Grubben, G.J.H. & Denton, O.A. (Editors). PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa / Ressources végétales de l’Afrique tropicale), Wageningen, Netherlands. < http://database.prota.org/search.htm>. Accessed 13 October 2009.
