Asparagus officinalis L.

PLANTS OF THE CAUCASUS (GEORGIA)
ASPARAGACEAE
Asparagus officinalis L.
det. N. Lachashvili
The Republic of Georgia. Tbilisi. Environs of lake Kus-tba,
ca. 250 S of the lake, ca. 41°41'53 N, 44°45'16 E, ca. 805 m.
(coordinates from hand-held GPS). Shrubbery. Spiraetum.
Plant cover 100%. Spiraea hypericifolia, Phlomis tuberosus,
Euphorbia boisseriana, Festuca valesiaca, Cerasus incana.
Perennial, erect, glabrous up to 70-100-200cm with slender,
erecto-patent branches. Cladodes often unequal, subulate,
green or rarely glaucescent mucronulate. Male perianth
yellowish-green. Berry red.
IMikoloz Lachashvili 294	29 0ctober«^005
The New York Botanical Garden (NY)
in Collaboration with
N. Ketskhoveli Institute of Botany, Georgian Academy of Sciences
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