Asparagus aphyllus L.

English: Prickly Asparagus

German: Blattloser Spargel

Portuguese: Espargo-bravo-maior

Kingdom: Plantae (2715)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)

    Class: Liliopsida (397)

      Order: Asparagales (46)

        Family: Asparagaceae (34)(family description)

          Genus: Asparagus (8)

            Epithet: aphyllus L. (1)

aphyllus => without leaves

Climate: sub-tropical

Habitat: xerophytic

Habit: shrub

Flower colour: green, yellow

Check for Asparagus aphyllus at

World Flora Online, 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.