Asparagus densiflorus

• Botanical Name : Asparagus densiflorus (Kunth) Jessop
• Common Name : Asparagus Fern, Sprenger Asparagus, Foxtail Asparagus
• Plant Family : Asparagaceae

• Earlier this plant was placed in family Liliaceae.

• Plant Form : Herb
• Occurrence (Sectors) : 23
• Occurrence (Special Areas) : Gujarat Forestry Research Foundation, Indroda Park

About Asparagus densiflorus Plant :

• Habit : Evergreen, drooping, bushy, perennial herbs having tuberous roots.
• Stem : Stiff or spreading - arching, small axillary spines usually found on larger branches.
• Leaves : Small, scaly at bases of branchlets.
• Flowers : Small, white or pinkish white, fragrant.
• Fruit : Berry, bright red coloured.
• Seeds : 3 per fruit.
• Significance : Ornamental house - plant.