Sprenger's Asparagus
Asparagus densiflorus
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra, Rajasthan & more
How to identify Sprenger's Asparagus
Identify Sprenger's Asparagus by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Dense fine feathery cladodes, arching stems.
- Confirm leaf shape: Needle-like, fern-like fine cladodes.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Sikkim and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Asparagaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Sprenger's Asparagus.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Asparagus densiflorus
- Genus
- Asparagus
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Needle-like, fern-like fine cladodesrecorded
Characters marked “recorded” are for Sprenger's Asparagus itself; the rest are typical of the Asparagaceae family.
About Sprenger's Asparagus
Sprenger's Asparagus (Asparagus densiflorus) is a species in the Asparagaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and 5 other states.
Uses
Locally it is grown for parts that are eaten.
Asparagaceae
Asparagus family
Sprenger's Asparagus belongs to the Asparagaceae family.
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