Taxonomy
Asparagus prostratus | Wild Asparagus | Lus súgach
Distribution
Status
Conservation status
Protected
Native status
Native
Species Biology
Identification
Habitat
Maritime: Sand-dunes
Life cycle
Perennial
Ex-situ conservation
Seed accessions in the National Genebank, Backweston (wild seed collected in 2010). Material in the seed and genebank at Trinity College Botanic Garden Dublin (set up by Genetic Heritage Ireland). Living collection in the National Botanic Garden.
Use
Food crop
Vegetative nature
Herbaceous
Distribution
World distribution(GBIF)
Temporal change
Records submitted to Data Centre in 2025
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Further information
The part of the plant, which is eaten, is the fat shoot, or 'spear', which grows from the rootstock in early summer.