Mazhar Botanic Garden

Asparagus falcatus (L.) Druce

Sickle thorn large forest Asparagus

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000171
English name: Sickle thorn, large forest Asparagus
Arabic name: اسبرجس فلكاتس
Native: South Africa, Mozambique
Country: Mozambique South Africa
(PGR): Rare

Evergreen climber up to 5 m tall leaves glossy, dark-green, sickle shaped and short, hooked thorns on pale-grey stems flower white , fragrant fruit red  berries Uses: Ornamental plant

Ornamental plant. Tubers cooked. The roots contain asparagine, mucilage, starch and sugars. The dried root is antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, antiseptic, diuretic, expectorant, nervine,  stomachic, nervous stimulant and tonic.

Prostasparagus  falcatus (L) Oberm

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Water Sources: Moderate Water
Lights: Full sun
Propagation: Cuttings, division, from seeds sown in spring or summer
Flowering time: Spring, late summer
Zone: 9
pH range: Indicator Papers
Status: Cultivated
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Climber
Plant Uses: Ornamental
Vegetation types: Evergreen

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